Scotland head coach Grant Bradburn is “disappointed” after missing out on the opportunity to replace Mike Hesson as Head Coach of the New Zealand Cricket Team, as New Zealand Cricket (NZC) picked former Test batsman Gary Stead as their new coach ahead of him on Wednesday.

Bradburn wanted to leave Scotland in a bid to help his motherland but now his goal is to guide his current side to glory in the World T20 to be held in Australia in 2020.

He told Sportstar on Wednesday (15 August), “I am disappointed. However, I feel I am learning and developing all the time in my role — one door closes and two open. My next plan is to make Scotland win the World T20. I am lucky to have supportive people at Cricket Scotland and I will look to stay on.”

Canterbury’s Stead and Central Stags’ Heinrich Malan were ahead in the race of Black Caps’ head coach leaving behind Bradburn and Mark O’ Donnell — the former Kiwi assistant coach.

However, former New Zealand A coach wished “Stead and NZC continued success” while setting his sights on winning the next World T20 for Scotland.

Bradburn signed off by saying, “I haven’t had any formal feedback on my application yet. I do wish Gary and NZC continued success. My focus now remains with Scotland. We have already begun discussions to stay on through the next stages and build upon the brilliant progress the team has made in recent years. As a group, we are already planning and setting our sights on winning the next World T20.”