A second round of interviews will be undertaken before the appointment of a coach for the CLEAR Black Caps is announced.

The board of New Zealand Cricket at its meeting today was briefed about the short-listed candidates and was advised the New Zealand team manager Jeff Crowe will also be involved in the process.

He was not available for the first round of interviews due to an overseas commitment.

New Zealand Cricket's operations manager John Reid said today: "The inclusion of Jeff Crowe in a second round of interviews with the leading candidates will add an important team management perspective and is crucial to the decision-making process."

It was expected an appointment might be made today by the board, and annnounced next week.

However, the board said there was no urgency in the appointment and they wanted to make sure the decision was right.

The position will be made in time for the successful candidate to be able to join the New Zealand team on its tour of Pakistan in September.

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