JV all your comments say to me is how unattached you are from the NZC team at the moment. For me it seems like you have bottled up every bad moment in the last three/four years, forgotten the rest and made your judgement from that.
The comparison by bopman between you and mark watson is on the money, and you two aren't alone. I just wish these people would stay under their rock win lose or tie.
This team are doing very good things and the results are showing it. Whether people like to admit it or not Hesson and McCullum are the center of it. The recent success has stemmed from them and their vision. McCullum may not be consistently scoring runs but his influence as captain is very much responsible for both team and individual performances since he was made captain. I still don't think the way he became captain was right but the team have forgotten that whole ordeal (Taylor included) and are buying into McCullum's direction.
By all means question decisions and selections and performances but at least try and get in touch with the current team and their ability. Sorry JV you are way off.