Kiwi, the meaning of which is grit and determination

We all know how hard it is to come from behind and win.

It takes fortitude, strength of character, a certain canny nature, and big 'clang clang' balls.

New Zealand has all that in spades, bucket loads of the stuff.

One down against the monster force of nature that Is Bangladesh

Once you wake up Crashraful, you are in for a world of pain.

And that is not even mentioning the Bangladeshi Jamie Siddons Siddique, or marauding Mashrafe Mortaza.

They are a team chock full of weapons, and Daniel Vettori knew this going in.

He was on the ball, his mind on the job, and taking it one match at a time, while the rest of you were taking the piss.

Unfortunately the full force of Bangladesh cricket hit him square between the eyes like a mini hurricane of brass knuckles.

By the time he had left the bloody canvas New Zealand were one zip down.

But it takes a big knockout blow to take Daniel Vettori’s merry men down.

And somehow, with the grace of the aliens, Daniel not only broke even with them, but pushed ahead for a victory.

The joy.

The jubilation.

The sweet taste of victory against an opposition of the ultimate class when your back is not to the wall, but through the wall and down the street cowering in a corner.

New Zealand, we applaud you.www.cricketwithballs.com... Aussie Haiku straight to your box