New Zealand v Australia 1st Test, Wellington: Match facts, Team rankings, Head to Head record
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Factbox for the first Test between New Zealand and Australia which starts in Wellington on Friday.
Match Facts
Date: Feb 12-16 (day match, 2130 GMT start)
Venue: Basin Reserve (capacity 13,000)
Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (England), Richard Illingworth (England)
Third Umpire: Ranmore Martinesz (Sri Lanka)
Match Referee: Chris Broad (England)
New Zealand
Test ranking: 6
Captain: Brendon McCullum
Coach: Mike Hesson
Highest ranked batsman: Kane Williamson (3)
Highest ranked bowler: Trent Boult (7)
New Zealand: Brendon McCullum (captain), Martin Guptill, Tom Latham, Kane Williamson, Henry Nicholls, Corey Anderson, BJ Watling, Mark Craig, Doug Bracewell, Tim Southee, Trent Boult
Australia
Test ranking: 2
Captain: Steve Smith
Coach: Darren Lehmann
Highest ranked batsman: Smith (1)
Highest ranked bowler: Josh Hazlewood (8)
Australia: Steve Smith (captain), Joe Burns, David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Adam Voges, Mitchell Marsh, Peter Nevill, Peter Siddle, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon, Jackson Bird.
Head-To-Head
Test matches played: 55
New Zealand won: 8
Australia won: 29
Drawn: 18
Previous Tests between the two at Wellington
1946: Australia won by innings & 103 runs
1974: Match drawn
1982: Match drawn
1986: Match drawn
1990: New Zealand won by nine wickets
1993: Match drawn
2000: Australia won by six wickets
2005: Match drawn
2010: Australia won by 10 wickets