Australia vs New Zealand lineups
Predicted XIs: each side's last XI until the toss confirms them
AustraliaXI from 27 Oct v South Africa
Travis Head Batsman, left hand bat, right arm offbreak
2
Matt Renshaw Batsman, left hand bat, right arm offbreak
3
Marnus Labuschagne Batsman, right hand bat, legbreak googly
4
Cameron Green Allrounder, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
5
Josh Inglis Wicketkeeper, right hand bat
6
Alex Carey (wk)Wicketkeeper, left hand bat
7
Cooper Connolly Allrounder, left hand bat, slow left arm orthodox
8
Pat Cummins (c) Bowler, right hand bat, right arm fast
9
Mitchell Starc Bowler, left hand bat, left arm fast
10
Nathan Lyon Bowler, right hand bat, right arm offbreak
11
Josh Hazlewood Bowler, left hand bat, right arm fast medium
New ZealandXI from 25 Jun v England
Tom Latham (c) Wicketkeeper, left hand bat, right arm fast medium
2
Devon Conway Wicketkeeper, left hand bat, right arm fast medium
3
Henry Nicholls Batsman, right hand bat, right arm offbreak
4
Rachin Ravindra Batting Allrounder, left hand bat, slow left arm orthodox
5
Daryl Mitchell Allrounder, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
6
W
William O'Rourke Bowler, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
7
Tom Blundell (wk)Wicketkeeper, right hand bat, right arm offbreak
8
Mitchell Santner Allrounder, left hand bat, slow left arm orthodox
9
Nathan Smith Allrounder, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
10
Blair Tickner Bowler, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
11
Ben Sears Bowler, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
Australia vs New Zealand Questions
When is Australia vs New Zealand?
Australia vs New Zealand starts at 23:30 UK time on Friday 25 December 2026, at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Jolimont, Melbourne, Victoria.
What is the Australia vs New Zealand head to head?
Australia have won 5 and New Zealand 0 of their 5 meetings.
What is Australia's recent form?
Australia's last five, newest first: L L W W L.
What is New Zealand's recent form?
New Zealand's last five, newest first: W W L W W.
What is a good score at Melbourne Cricket Ground?
The first innings has averaged 306 over the last 9 Test matches at Melbourne Cricket Ground, the side batting first winning 50% of them.