The equation was simple - beat Bangladesh in all three one dayers, and move to number two in the One Day rankings.

It should have been an easy task - Bangladesh had just lost a bunch of players to the Rebel League, and were left with only a handful of experienced players.

The Black Caps, on the other hand, were heading into the series with a full strength side (anyone who says we were not at full strength without Chris Martin in the team is having a laugh...seriously), and deserved to be going into the one dayers as heavy favourites.

By the end of the first one dayer, though, all of that was blown out of the water. We were left wondering - firstly, how we could only manage 201 against an average (at best) bowling lineup, and secondly how on earth Bangladesh could chase the miserly total down with seven wickets in hand. It was disgraceful (to put it nicely - that's not what we said at the time, though), and just like the All Blacks at World Cup time, the only word that can be used is 'chokers'.

The Black Caps had a great opportunity to move up the rankings, and they choked.

Let's put it in perspective. The Black Caps are a very good one day side, and have been sitting in the top three or four one day sides for a long time now. Bangladesh, on the other hand, are not very good - and are the bottom-dwellers of the one day rankings.

They have caused some pretty major upsets against the likes of India, Pakistan and even Australia, but the one thing the Black Caps have always been able to say is - "At least we haven't lost to Bangladesh". Well, that's gone down the drain, hasn't it?

The second one dayer wasn't looking that flash, either. The Black Caps struggled on their way to 212/9, and that was only thanks to a brilliant 75* by Jacob Oram. Once again, the top order left the middle to lower order batsmen to clean up their mess - the same old story, really.

It's just unfortunate that Chris Martin wasn't there. Had he been, we might well have scored in excess of 300.

Thankfully, this time the New Zealand bowlers got it spot on - and they dismissed Bangladesh for 137.

(Why didn't we do that first time round, lads?)

Kyle Mills was outstanding, with figures of 3 for 13 off only 6.4 overs, while Oram (who was rightly named man of the match), Southee and Vettori also chipped in with wickets.

The final one dayer is on Tuesday, and the Black Caps need to win. If they don't, they'll become the first side to lose a series to Bangladesh.

Please don't bring THAT record home for the trophy cabinet, boys.