KEY POINTS:
What will be New Zealand's ideal recipe for the second test when it starts in Dhaka today?
Something like this: win the toss, have a big, long bat, get a couple of hundreds and then keep bowling until they knock Bangladesh over twice.
That New Zealand had a decent, five-day contest at Chittagong will be good for them in the long term, but they will want to control the second test from the start, and not have to come from behind as they did this week.
New Zealand teams are familiar with being behind the eight-ball. History tells us they often play well once they're in that position.
It's almost a given, something in our genes.
The problem is you don't win too many tests like that. If New Zealand were playing anyone other than Bangladesh they would not have chased down 317 on the last day.
The conditions in Chittagong evened the teams up.
New Zealand have benefited in the past from that against the likes of Australia and South Africa.
Pitches which don't really bounce, are slow and flat, make it a bit easier for the batsmen if they are prepared to be patient.
New Zealand's batting lineup has more ability than Bangladesh - and the ability to score quickly - and our bowlers have a bit more venom.
But conditions had a lot to do with how close the test was, and New Zealand played pretty poorly.
Bangladesh turned in a good performance, considering they've lost several players. I'd put the run of the test down to a combination of factors; New Zealand were underdone, the conditions probably didn't suit them, and they did expect to win.
There have been hints that New Zealand have underestimated Bangladesh right through the tour. That shouldn't happen in Dhaka.
Dan Vettori's progress with the bat and as a skipper are no surprise to me.
His bowling has always been exceptional.
He's been the best left arm spinner in the world pretty much since the day he arrived on the scene.
He's always struck me as having that X-factor as a player, and they tend to get better as they get older.
The great unknown for Dan was whether he could lead the team.
Is he the guy who can get more out of those around him in his role as a leader?
I think we're starting to see the answer is probably yes, as quite a few of us suspected it might be.
The mark of a genuine leader is someone who not only leads from the front, which is the Boys' Own way of doing it, but also make the sum of the parts equal more than they would otherwise.
I think that's why they gave him the leadership.
They pushed Stephen Fleming aside and said "here, you see if you can get more out of this than 'Flem' could". He's starting to show perhaps he might be the right guy. Now all the rest of them need to do is follow his lead.
Developments in the India-Australia series are interesting. New Zealand face both of them later in the summer.
The momentum is leading away from Australia, no question of that, and it's pretty natural given the quality of players they've lost.
You take three of the greatest of all time - Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Adam Gilchrist - out of the mix and you would expect that they would drop down a level or two.
India have shown them up.
Fast bowler Ishant Sharma has been the pick of the pace bowlers. He moves it round, he's quick and the ball he bowled Ricky Ponting with this week was a beauty.
His performance is symptomatic of the directions the two sides are headed.
India have thrown up the jewels, Australia are like a tired old dog struggling to keep pace.
History repeats.
The West Indies were dominant for so long through the 1980s, then Australia had it all their own way.
Not any more, and it'll get worse before it gets better for them.
