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It used to be Australian players who would begin their international careers with a string of victories before tasting defeat but now New Zealand's fresh faces are enjoying the same feeling. The captain Daniel Vettori said following his side's six-wicket triumph at the MCG that a winning culture was starting to develop thanks to their successes against West Indies last month and their 2-0 lead over Australia.
"It's really good for some of our young guys," Vettori said. "Martin Guptill and Neil Broom haven't ever lost a game in New Zealand colours. Those sorts of feelings are starting to swirl around the dressing room that we're starting to get a feel of what it's like to win. It's only been three in a row but there's some good confidence in the team."
Take out their no-result in Auckland and it's actually four in a row and in the past year, New Zealand have won 14 one-day internationals and lost four. It is an impressive record for a squad that is missing the injured allrounder Jacob Oram and the batsman Scott Styris.
Even more pleasing for Vettori was that two of their newer faces, Grant Elliott and Neil Broom, got New Zealand home at the MCG with a 50-run partnership from 44 balls. They reached their target of 226 with seven deliveries to spare and both men struck boundaries at important times when a few dot balls could have given Australia a real chance.
