Watch Australia vs New Zealand 1st ODI Live Streaming
Watch Australia vs New Zealand 1st ODI Live StreamingRicky Ponting's men last tasted one-day international defeat at the end of October last year against India. Since then they have won three on the trot against the Indians to wrap up that series 4-2 and swept aside Pakistan (5-0) and the West Indies (4-0) on home soil.
But the Black Caps will take plenty of confidence into the five-match series, which begins in Napier on Wednesday, after Sunday's dramatic win.
Brendon McCullum's whirlwind unbeaten 116 was the batting highlight at AMI Stadium but it is young bowler Tim Southee who has perhaps been the surprise package to the Australians.
Southee played in last year's Chappell-Hadlee series taking three wickets at an average of 84.33.
But on Sunday his bowling at the death was superb as he sent down yorker after yorker to restrict Michael Clarke and the big-hitting Cameron White to six runs in the 18th over and 11 in the final over of the innings which forced the tie when Clarke was run out going for a match-winning third run.
