New Zealand vs Australia Test series all too rare due to decades of indifference
Analysis Sport New Zealand vs Australia Test series all too rare due to decades of indifference
It's almost fitting that this Test series between New Zealand and Australia starts on as obscure a date as February 29.
There have only been five Tests in the 2,531-match history of Test cricket, encompassing 36 leap years, that have started on a leap day, with Thursday's match being the sixth.
It's a rarity that is in keeping with the scarcity of Test matches between the two nations.
That might sound incredible — surely these two neighbourly Test-playing nations, geographically removed from the rest of the world's cricketing powers, would embrace their mutual isolation with regular contests?
Apparently not.
When the two teams line up at Wellington's Basin Reserve on Thursday, it will be the first time in eight long years Australia's Test side has travelled to play a Test in New Zealand.
Just a short flight away, New Zealand's geographical proximity lends itself to the closest of ties — sporting, social and political.
So it might seem baffling that the neighbourly congeniality that extends between the countries across so many facets does not quite stretch to the number of meetings on the cricket pitch — at least not in the red ball format.
But the facts remain: In the 78 years of Test match cricket between the two nations, Australia has played New Zealand just 60 times.
An ambivalent one-way attitude
To put that into perspective, over that same 78-year time frame, the Aussies have played 23 Tests at Lord's alone — only just shy of the 26 total Tests they've played in New Zealand.
Since the first official trans-Tasman meeting, Australia has played over three times more Tests against far-flung rivals England (218 matches).
Only against Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe have Australia played fewer Tests — apart from, of course, Afghanistan or Ireland, who they, like the vast majority of full members, haven't deigned to play a Test against even once.
New Zealand have played far fewer Tests than Australia since 1946 — 692 to 454 — but most have been against England (100), making a mockery of the relatively easy transport between the two Antipodean neighbours.
Those numbers suggest that the early attitude of Australia to New Zealand appears to be of ambivalence, if not outright condescension — the near-27-year gap between the first and second official Test matches highlighting a remarkable lack of appetite for trans-Tasman contests in cricket.
Thankfully, the paucity of competitive fixtures is not shared among other sports: Australia and New Zealand are each other's most frequent opponents in international rugby union, rugby league and football.
And it's not like there was some kind of invisible force field that limited sporting travel between the two nations between 1946 and 1971 either.
The Wallabies and All Blacks met 33 times in those 27 years, with the Wallabies fitting in a further seven matches against the New Zealand Māori: 40 of the Wallabies' 109 matches in that time came against New Zealand opposition.
Australia were plenty busy enough within that lengthy gap on the cricket field mind you, playing England a whopping 71 times, India 25 times, the West Indies 30, South Africa 29 and Pakistan nine times — including making a remarkable 22 overseas tours between their first and second trips to New Zealand.
The inaugural Test between the two nations was something of a drought-breaker in itself — the Wellington meeting of March 1946 was the first Test to be played globally since England's Oval draw with the West Indies in August 1939, the last before the outbreak of hostilities in World War II.
It has to be said, the result in that first meeting — and the manner of how it came about — may have played something of a role in Australia's reticence to head to its nearest Test-playing neighbour.
Australia — without the ill Don Bradman, who didn't travel — won by an innings and 103 runs despite only scoring 8-199 at a soggy Basin Reserve ground as New Zealand were bowled out for 42 and 54 for the match — only afforded Test status retrospectively — to be over inside two days.
It remains the 10th shortest completed Test match ever played in terms of the number of balls bowled.
That suggested, perhaps, that the Kiwis — selecting from a population of just 1.6 million in the 1940s — simply were not up to the rigours of Test cricket, leaving the Australians to take on meatier opposition such as England and India.
'Vulgar' crowd abuse mars recent meetings
Despite results in recent decades showing that New Zealand are more than worthy international opponents, there has continued to be a desperate lack of fixtures against Australia in red ball cricket.
In the last 30 years Australia has played New Zealand in just 28 Tests, only the sixth-most regular fixture Australia has of the nine Test playing nations they have played (excluding Afghanistan and Ireland).
Interestingly, in an era or reciprocal tour arrangements, there has been a real disparity between the number of Tests hosted by Australia and by New Zealand in bilateral series.
Granted, that is also true in fixtures with Pakistan, but when you account for the fact that Pakistan did not play a Test series on home soil for 10 years between 2009 and 2019 due to security risks, it's pretty galling.
That is not reflected, necessarily, in one-day cricket: New Zealand has played more ODIs (142) against Australia than any other team.
For Australia, that is on par with the amount of games they have played against England (156), India (151) and the West Indies (146).
Perhaps more galling though, is the number of overseas Test tours that have taken place in the last three decades.
Australia has toured India (nine times), England, South Africa (both eight), the West Indies (six) and Sri Lanka (five) more often than New Zealand (four, prior to this series).
When you consider Australia has travelled three times to Pakistan over the past 30 years — including Pakistan's enforced nomadic decade of Test matches — New Zealanders might have a right to feel snubbed.
If you include Test series against Pakistan that were held in neutral territory (Sri Lanka, the UAE and England), Australia toured against Pakistan seven times in that period for 18 Tests.
That being said, the last time Australia toured New Zealand in 2016, the home supporters hardly rolled out the welcome mat.
David Warner described being "hounded for six or seven hours" daily during the Test matches in 2016.
"It doesn't matter if you're home or away, you're going to cop some form of abuse," Warner said.
"Some of the stuff was pretty derogatory and pretty vulgar.
"The upsetting thing was the fact that, I know if my two daughters were in the crowd I wouldn't want them listening to that sort of stuff.
"When they're talking about people's families and stuff it takes it a little bit too far and I think some of the boys raised the issue."
This, of course, occurring during the same series when Steve Smith and Josh Hazlewood were both fined for dissent after an aggressive LBW decision — correctly — went against the Aussies in the second Test.
Huge crowds show appetite for trans-Tasman tours
The lack of Test contests between the two nations is even more surprising given the crowds that witnessed the 2019/20 tour, the last time the two sides met in red ball cricket.
A crowd of 80,473 watched day one of the Boxing Day Test at the MCG , then the seventh highest in Australian Test history and the second biggest for a non-Ashes fixture on Boxing Day.
In total, 203,472 watched the four days, bolstered by a huge contingent of New Zealand supporters watching the first Trans-Tasman Boxing Day Test in 32 years — and just the fourth appearance of the Kiwis at the MCG in a Test.
With those numbers, it's almost impossible to reconcile the apparent apathy Australian authorities have had to the fixture.
On the field, there's no doubt that New Zealand underperformed in that series, losing all three Tests by soul-destroying margins of over 200 runs.
Of course, the crowd numbers in New Zealand are not even going to come close to that heady summer four years ago.
The maximum number of spectators that can be housed in Wellington's homely Basin Reserve ground is just 11,600.
Hagley Park in Christchurch, which will host the second Test, has a standard capacity of 9,000, which can be boosted to 18,000 if required with temporary seating.
Why don't they play more often?
As ever, if a sporting decision doesn't make sense, one should look at the finances.
New Zealand, population 5 million, simply does not have the same income-generating potential as more lucrative trips to the subcontinent.
Then there's the time zone — a minimal two hours, sure, but the wrong way — the climax of each day's play ends well before prime-time on the east coast of Australia.
But in truth, perhaps it's the time of year that's the problem.
March means football in Australia, with cricket consigned to distant dreams and far off lands at least until Christmas decorations start reappearing in the local shopping centre.
Where do these Tests fit? Are they a part of the summer of cricket? Should we be playing cricket in Autumn at all?
In a formulaic sporting calendar, this series simply doesn't fit in to the neat and prescribed boxes cricket has been allocated within the year.
As such, there is a risk that the entire series could pass the sporting public by — much in the same way that Australian cricket has seemingly spent most of the last seven decades ignoring its little cousin across the ditch.
That would be a fundamental error: New Zealand, while not quite as strong as the team that won the inaugural World Test Championship — a trophy now held by the Aussies — still pose a clear and ever-present threat that deserves far more respect than it is often afforded.
Australia may have ended their domestic summer with a 4-1 record, but that does not tell the true story of two series that surpassed the minimal expectations placed upon it when the fixtures were confirmed.
What had been written off as a hum-drum summer of easy victories was anything but, and if not for a couple of butter-fingered Pakistani slip fielders , a 4-1 overall scoreline could have been very different.
New Zealand have warmed up with this series by smashing an understrength South Africa in consecutive Tests, with Kane Williamson proving once again that he is one of the world's premier Test match batters.
One must hope that there is more interest in this series than the mismatch New Zealand just endured against South Africa, which plunged Test cricket back onto its death bed just a handful of days after the West Indies and England administered to it the kiss of life .
After all, this is a series that deserves more than to be a post-summer sideshow, despite what the schedulers think.
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The Australian men’s cricket team have been playing non-stop for the past 12 months, and it’s set to continue with a rare tour of New Zealand.
Australia crosses the ditch for a two-match Test series, plus three T20’s in preparation for the upcoming T20 World Cup.
It’s the first time in eight years that Australia have toured New Zealand for Test matches, and will be the first time in cricket history that two sides who have won World Test Championships will face off against each other.
The matchup between the two, historically, has been extremely one sided, with New Zealand winning just two of their past 32 Test matches against ‘big brother’.
However, things are much closer in the shortest form, as both have had deep runs in the two most recent T20 World Cups – with Australia going so far as to win the 2021 tournament. The Aussies have , however, lost four of their last seven international T20s against New Zealand.
Australia’s tour of New Zealand: Details
When’s it start.
February 21, 2024
Australia will start their tour of New Zealand on February 21 at Sky Stadium in Wellington, in what’s the first T20 international between the two outside of a World Cup clash since March 2021.
The much anticipated Test series, however, starts on February 29 at Basin Reserve in Wellington, where the two sides have faced off 10 times.
Since New Zealand is two hours ahead of Australia, the matches will start 9am AEDT each day, meaning we’ll be attempting to enjoy the non-weekend days of action right throughout working hours.
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As explained before, Australia and New Zealand will face off in three T20 international before a short two-Test series.
The record below are in accordance with the format of cricket they are playing at that particular ground, not their overall record at the venue.
1st T20I: Sky Stadium, Wellington – February 21
- Record: AUS (3), NZ (1)
2nd T20I: Eden Park, Auckland – February 23
- Record: AUS (3), NZ (0)
3rd T20I: Eden Park, Auckland – February 25
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2nd Test: Hagley Oval, Christchurch – March 8-12
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How to watch Australia’s tour of NZ
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There will only be one place to watch the three T20 internationals and the two Test matches, which is Foxtel or their streaming service Kayo .
Is the tour of New Zealand on Free-to-air?
No. Unlike when Australia is playing at home, when Channel Seven also has broadcasting rights, all of the nation’s men’s internationals on foreign soil will will only be shown on Foxtel which is a paid service.
What happened in the last Test series between the two in NZ?
Australia won 2-0 in 2016
Only a couple months after playing each other in a three-Test series in Australia where the Aussies won 2-nil, they travel across the ditch for short two-Test series.
The first Test in Wellington was not close at all with Australia winning by an innings and 52 runs off the back of Adam Voges’s blistering 239 and Usman Khawaja’s 140.
Nathan Lyon and Josh Hazlewood led from the front with the ball in hand, taking seven and six wickets respectively.
The second Test was much more competitive, with New Zealand’s captain and now English head coach Brendan McCullum – known for cricket’s new buzz word ‘ Bazball ‘ – taking matters into his own hands in final Test match of his incredible career scoring 145 in the first innings.
Steve Smith and Joe Burns both tonned up scoring 138 and 170 respectively as the Aussies mounted 505.
It was then backed up by an even battle between bat and ball where New Zealand gave Australia a total of 200 to chase which they did just three down with half centuries to first innings heroes Smith and Burns.
When did New Zealand last beat Australia in Test cricket?
Hobart, 2011, by 7 runs
In what was an incredibly low scoring match, the Black Caps somehow found a way in the final innings with the ball, taking 7 wickets for 74 runs to end a 20-year drought against Australia.
Kiwi’s Doug Bracewell was the difference maker, personally claiming figures of 6-40 in the second innings to clean up the Aussies in dramatic fashion.
Interestingly, there are still three Aussies playing from that Test in Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc and Usman Khawaja, and two from New Zealand – Tim Southee and Kane Williamson.
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Growing call for New Zealand Cricket to cancel upcoming test tour with Afghanistan
T here are growing calls for New Zealand Cricket to consider abandoning a controversial test match with Afghanistan later this year, not just for security, but moral reasons.
Newshub can reveal that the Blackcaps' one-test tour to Afghanistan in September will be held in a neutral country, likely India or the UAE, due to player safety and security concerns.
But at a time when other nations are refusing to play the Central Asian nation due to women's rights concerns, questions are being asked why NZC aren't taking a stance.
"The game can probably do more to try and support these women and stand up to gender oppression," former England international Isa Guha said during last week's MCC Cowdrey Lecture.
And some cricketing nations are refusing to play the men's side, due to Afghanistan continuing to breach ICC criteria as the only ICC full member nation without a women's team.
But, New Zealand isn't one of those currently taking a stand. NZ Cricket Players Association boss Heath Mills told Newshub the tour is something that he'd like to discuss with the governing body.
"If we're going to be going on this tour, what are we doing to make sure we're playing our part in ensuring women can get a fair go and play cricket in Afghanistan?" Mills asked.
"It's not sustainable in the long-term for the Afghanistan board not to promote, develop and put out a women's team. We would like to see that investment, that change happen, sooner rather than later."
Guha meanwhile acknowledged that while the women support the men's team and the hope it creates for the country, it's also "a damning reminder of the stark reality that they face, in that the world has turned their back on them".
Mills knows it's been a challenging issue for many stakeholders in the sport, ever since the change in government in Afghanistan three years ago.
"We understand the ICC position and that of the member boards, where they want to work with the Afghanistan Cricket Board, separate to government in that country, to try and help them grow the women's game. But at the end of the day, it's taking a long time."
The Blackcaps have played Afghanistan four times, though this would be the first time outside of a World Cup, and the first time in a test.
Last week, Australia postponed their T20 series in August citing "deteriorating human rights for women and girls in the country under Taliban rule".
It's the third time they've taken such action. CA previously cancelled a one-off test match against Afghanistan that was scheduled to be played in Hobart in November 2021, while last year, they withdrew from a three-match ODI series due to be played in the UAE in March that year.
Mills believes potential similar action, is something that needs to be put to New Zealand Cricket.
"I think it's something we need to discuss with New Zealand Cricket. What is the position of cricket, here in New Zealand, what is the position of playing Afghanistan outside of ICC events.
"Cricket Australia's decided to go down one road which is to not engage with them. I'm not sure that's the right answer, completely abandoning cricket in Afghanistan. We're never going to get any change if that happens."
NZC denied Newshub's request for an interview on Tuesday, though it's understood the tour and any future engagement with Afghanistan will be discussed at a board meeting next week.
Mills feels that could be crucial.
"I would like to see New Zealand Cricket think about this issue and what signals they can be sending and what positions they can hold with Afghanistan Cricket, if we're going to continue to play them in the men's game."
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The pair combined for a brisk 140-run sixth-wicket partnership to inch Australia closer to victory. Check NZ v AUS live score 2024, squads, match schedules, NZ v AUS points table, fixtures ...
ABC Sport is live blogging every ball of Australia's Test series against New Zealand from Thursday, February 29. Follow all the action from Wellington's Basin Reserve ground from 8:00am AEDT. ABC ...
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The New Zealand head coach backed Kane Williamson to come good despite his lack of runs in the series. Check AUS v NZ live score 2022, squads, match schedules, AUS v NZ points table, fixtures ...
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NEW ZEALAND vs AUSTRALIA, 5th T20I. Sky Stadium, Wellington. New Zealand won by 7 wkts. 3:00 PM (Mar 06) 11:00 PM GMT (Mar 06) / 12:00 PM LOCAL. Australia tour of New Zealand, 2021 Schedule, Match ...
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Sun, 07 Mar 2021. 5th T20I • Wellington, Sky Stadium. AUS. 142-8 (20) NZ. 143-3 (15.3) New Zealand won by 7 wkts. Australia tour of New Zealand, 2021 Schedule, Match Timings, Venue Details, Upcoming Cricket Matches and Recent Results on Cricbuzz.com.
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The Australian men's cricket team have been playing non-stop for the past 12 months, and it's set to continue with a rare tour of New Zealand. Australia crosses the ditch for a two-match Test series, plus three T20's in preparation for the upcoming T20 World Cup.
Australia tour of New Zealand, 2024 - consists of 2 Tests and 3 T20Is and is scheduled to be played between February 21st - March 24th 2024, in New Zealand. Fixtures, Live Scores and Statistics ...
The New Zealand cricket team toured Australia in November and December 2019 to play three Test matches.The Test series was played for the Trans-Tasman Trophy and formed part of the inaugural 2019-2021 ICC World Test Championship. The first Test was a day/night match at the Perth Stadium. Cricket Australia confirmed the fixtures for the tour in May 2019.
The Australian Cricket Tour to New Zealand 2024 will be played at the men's game's only Test Cricket ONLY ground, Basin Reserve, Wellington, where Australia has played every tour since 1946, except 1977. In 2016 crowds gathered (above) to get in early and we expect no less in 2024, and with more Aussies. This is our only Australian Test ...
2nd T20I, Dunedin, February 25, 2021, Australia tour of New Zealand. NZ. 219/7. AUS (20 ov, T:220 ... Series defeats in Test and T20I cricket show there is work to be done ahead of challenges ...
Cross-Ditch Cricket rivalry kicked off in 1946 when Australia toured for 1-Test at the Basin Reserve, Wellington; though you may think 'tour game' when you see the scorecard.Australia setting the standard for conflict between trans-Tasman foes with an innings and 103runs victory inside 2-days. It took near 29 years for our 2 nd Test to be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground over the new ...
The Australia cricket team toured New Zealand in February and March 2024 to play three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches and two Test matches. The teams contested the Trans-Tasman Trophy, with the Test series formed part of the 2023-2025 ICC World Test Championship.. The teams contested the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy, with the T20I series formed part of both teams' preparation for the T20 ...
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Pages in category "Australian cricket tours of New Zealand". The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 1877-78. Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 1880-81. Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 1886-87.
We were fortunate to have first travelled on the Australian Cricket Tour of the West Indies 1995 when the two 'big-boys' of world cricket still played 4 Test Matches, ... Australian T20 Cricket Tour To New Zealand 2025. 3 T20 Internationals; October 2025; AUSTRALIAN CRICKET TOURS 2026 Australian T20 Cricket Tour To Pakistan 2026.
New Zealand home fixtures streamlined to mitigate Covid-19 risk. Tours by SA, Australia, Netherlands and India women will now be confined to a small list of venues. Check NZ v AUS live score 2022 ...
T here are growing calls for New Zealand Cricket to consider abandoning a controversial test match with Afghanistan later this year, not just for security, but moral reasons. Newshub can reveal ...
New Zealand men's cricket team in England in 2023. The New Zealand national cricket team toured England and Wales in August and September 2023 to play four One Day International (ODI) and four Twenty20 International (T20I) matches against England. [1] [2] [3] The ODI matches formed part of both teams' preparations for the 2023 Cricket World Cup.
03-Apr-2024. Michael Bracewell is back in the New Zealand side after a year away • BCCI. Allrounder Michael Bracewell will captain New Zealand on their T20I tour of Pakistan as he makes his ...