Cricket: Vettori and Greatbatch face grilling

Black Caps captain Daniel Vettori. Photo / APN

New Zealand captain Dan Vettori, coach Mark Greatbatch and team high performance manager Roger Mortimer will appear at the New Zealand Cricket's board meeting in Christchurch on Friday.

Rather than try to answer questions long distance or by conference call, the trio wanted to front up to discuss the recent ODI tour of Bangladesh, on which New Zealand were tonked 4-0 with one washout.

The questions are likely to be hard. It was one of the worst results by a New Zealand team overseas, and against one of the international lightweights.

Vettori rated the bowling effort in Bangladesh a seven out of 10 - "not spectacular but they did the job asked of them" - but added "we didn't put it together with the bat, and that's not a new issue". One century, by Kane Williamson, and three half centuries from four matches was a poor return.

The 15-strong squad for the three-test leg of their Indian tour next month is due to be named on Sunday. The ODI squad for the five games to follow there is likely to be announced close to November 19, when the second round of Plunket Shield games ends. The first ODI is on November 28.

NZC chief executive Justin Vaughan will not be at the board meeting as he is taking a few days off recovering after a tumble while out cycling.