The door is open for Grant Bradburn to fulfil a lifelong goal and coach New Zealand.
The 52-year-old has been touted by cricketing pundits as the ideal replacement for outgoing national coach Mike Hesson, who stepped down earlier this month.
Bradburn, currently in control of Scotland, told RadioLIVE he wants the job and that his current employer won't stand in his way.
"Scotland is aware that my pathway has always been leading towards full member coaching somewhere in the world," Bradburn told Brendan Telfer on Saturday Sport.
"We are Kiwis, and we would love to come back home. I'd love nothing more than to coach my home country.
"It will be a sought-after job."
The former Northern Districts off-spin bowler has coached Scotland since 2014, guiding them through a World Cup campaign and overseeing a historic win over England last week. That six-run win shock result represented the Scots' first international win over a top-tier Test-playing nation.
The seven-Test-capped Blackcap says his time making a home for himself and his family in Scotland while coaching the Bravehearts has been nothing short of brilliant.
"We are all grateful for the opportunities I've had here in Scotland - it has been magical from a coaching point of view, but as a family it has been an unbelievable experience," Bradburn told RadioLIVE.
Bradburn feels the time is right to head home given the opportunity to coach New Zealand.
If successful in scoring the role, Bradburn told Telfer it would be a career highlight.
"Coaching the Blackcaps has been a lifelong goal, and a major part of coming to Scotland was to prepare myself to a full-member coaching position in the future, and I'd love that to be my home nation.
"It has been awesome to see the progress of New Zealand under Mike Hesson over the last six years, and it was a surprise to see him step away.
"The timing of high-profile coaching positions is never perfect, so for us it is about having an opportunity to speak to New Zealand Cricket and what they have in mind for the future coach and for Maria and I to decide what is best for our family."
According to New Zealand Cricket CEO David White, a decision on a new coach is expected by the end of July.
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