New Zealand tour of Australia, 2020
NEW ZEALAND TOUR OF AUSTRALIA 2019-20
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 2019–21 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. New Zealand returned to Australia in March 2020 to play three One Day International (ODI) matches for the Chappell–Hadlee Trophy. In the first Test, Aleem Dar of Pakistan stood in his 129th Test match as an on-field umpire, surpassing Jamaican Steve Bucknor's record of officiating in the most number of Test matches. Ahead of the fourth day of the second Test match, Australia's Peter Siddle announced his retirement from international cricket. Australia won the first two Test matches to take an unassailable lead, and therefore retaining the Trans-Tasman Trophy. Australia won the third and final Test match by 279 runs, therefore winning the series 3–0. It was the first time that New Zealand had been whitewashed in a three-match Test series in Australia. During the third Test, Ross Taylor went past Stephen Fleming's career total of 7,172 runs to become the leading run-scorer for New Zealand in Test cricket. Ahead of the first ODI, Cricket Australia confirmed that all three ODIs would be played without crowd attendance, in an attempt to reduce the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the first ODI being played, the second and third ODIs were called off on 14 March 2020, as a result of new travel restrictions being implemented in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Both Cricket Australia and New Zealand Cricket have expressed their interest to reschedule the remaining ODI matches at a later date. On 28 May 2020, Cricket Australia confirmed the fixtures for a rescheduled three match ODI series against New Zealand in January and February 2021.
SQUADS
TESTS
AUSTRALIA: Tim Paine (c,wk), Pat Cummins (vc), Travis Head, Joe Burns, Josh Hazlewood, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Michael Neser, James Pattinson, Peter Siddle, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Wade, David Warner
NEW ZEALAND: Kane Williamson (c), Tom Latham (vc), Todd Astle, Tom Blundell, Trent Boult, Colin de Grandhomme, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Henry Nicholls Glenn Phillips Jeet Raval Mitchell Santner William Somerville Tim Southee Ross Taylor Neil Wagner BJ Watling (wk) /
Peter Siddle was added to Australia's squad ahead of the second Test after Josh Hazlewood was ruled out due to a hamstring strain. Kyle Jamieson was added to New Zealand's squad ahead of the second Test after Lockie Ferguson was ruled out due to a calf strain. Mitchell Swepson was added to Australia's squad ahead of the third Test. Trent Boult was ruled out of the third Test after fracturing his right hand during the second Test. William Somerville was named as Boult's replacement. Ahead of the third Test, Glenn Phillips was added to New Zealand's squad, as cover for Kane Williamson and Henry Nicholls who were suffering with flu-like symptoms.
TEST SERIES
1st Test
Date:12–16 December 2019
Venue: Perth Stadium, Perth
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Nigel Llong (Eng)
Australia
416 (146.2 overs)
Marnus Labuschagne 143 (240)
Neil Wagner 4/92 (37 overs)
9/217d (69.1 overs)
Joe Burns 53 (123)
Tim Southee 5/69 (21.1 overs)
New Zealand
166 (55.2 overs)
Ross Taylor 80 (134)
Mitchell Starc 5/52 (18 overs)
171 (65.3 overs)
BJ Watling 40 (106)
Mitchell Starc 4/45 (14 overs)
Australia won by 296 runs
Player of the match: Mitchell Starc (Aus)
2nd Test
Date:26–30 December 2019
Venue: MCG, Melbourne
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Nigel Llong (Eng)
Australia
467 (155.1 overs)
Travis Head 114 (234)
Neil Wagner 4/83 (38 overs)
5/168d (54.2 overs)
David Warner 38 (65)
Neil Wagner 3/50 (17.2 overs)
New Zealand
148 (54.5 overs)
Tom Latham 50 (144)
Pat Cummins 5/28 (17 overs)
240 (71 overs)
Tom Blundell 121 (210)
Nathan Lyon 4/81 (23 overs)
Australia won by 247 runs
Player of the match: Travis Head (Aus)
3rd Test
Date: 3–7 January 2020
Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Marais Erasmus (SA)
Australia
454 (150.1 overs)
Marnus Labuschagne 215 (363)
Neil Wagner 3/66 (33.1 overs)
2/217d (52 overs)
David Warner 111* (159)
Todd Astle 1/642 (8 overs)
New Zealand
256 (95.4 overs)
Glenn Phillips 52 (115)
Nathan Lyon 5/68 (30.1 overs)
136 (47.5 overs)
Colin de Grandhomme 52 (68)
Nathan Lyon 5/50 (16.1 overs)
Australia won by 279 runs
Player of the match: Marnus Labuschangne(Aus)
SQUADS
ODIs
AUSTRALIA: Aaron Finch (c), Alex Carey (vc, wk), Pat Cummins (vc), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Josh Hazlewood, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, D'Arcy Short, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa
NEW ZEALAND: Kane Williamson (c), Tom Latham (vc, wk), Tom Blundell, Trent Boult, Colin de Grandhomme, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, James Neesham, Henry Nicholls, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor
Ahead of the first ODI, Sean Abbott was added to Australia's squad, as cover for Kane Richardson who reported symptoms of COVID-19. However, he tested negative and re-joined the squad during the first ODI. Following the first ODI, New Zealand's Lockie Ferguson was placed in quarantine after he reported that he had a sore throat.
ODI SERIES
1st ODI
Date:13 March 2020
Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Paul Wilson (Aus)
Australia
7/258 (50 overs)
David Warner 67 (88)
Ish Sodhi 3/51 (8 overs)
New Zealand
187 (41 overs)
Martin Guptill 40 (73)
Pat Cummins 3/25 (8 overs)
Australia won by 71 runs
Player of the match: Mitchell Marsh (Aus)
2nd ODI
Date:15 March 2020
Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Sam Nogajski (Aus)
Match cancelled without a ball being bowled
3rd ODI
Date:20 March 2020
Venue: Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Paul Wilson (Aus)
Match cancelled without a ball being bowled
NEW ZEALAND TOUR OF AUSTRALIA 2020-21
The New Zealand cricket team is scheduled to tour Australia in January and February 2021 to play three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and a one-off Twenty20 International (T20I) match. The ODI matches will be for the Chappell–Hadlee Trophy and will also form part of the inaugural 2020–22 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League. On 28 May 2020, Cricket Australia confirmed the fixtures for the series.
ODI SERIES
Chappell–Hadlee Trophy
| ODI SERIES | |||
Date | Time | Venue | |
| 1st ODI | 26-Jan-21 | 14:00 (D/N) | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
| 2nd ODI | 29-Jan-21 | 14:00 (D/N) | Manuka Oval, Canberra |
| 3rd ODI | 31-Jan-21 | 14:00 (D/N) | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
T20I SERIES
Only T20I
Date: 2-Feb-2021
Time: 19:00 (D/N)
Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney