Australia vs New Zealand
1st Test

Australia play New Zealand in the 1st Test of Trans-Tasman Trophy (Australia v New Zealand) 2026 at Perth Stadium, Perth, on Wed 9 Dec 2026.

Australia’s form coming in: beat Zimbabwe (Australia won by 1 wkt, Sun 20 Sep 2026, 3rd ODI); lost to South Africa (South Africa won by 67 runs, Thu 24 Sep 2026, 1st ODI); lost to South Africa (South Africa won by 32 runs, Sun 27 Sep 2026, 2nd ODI); beat South Africa (Australia won by 45 runs (DLS Method due to rain), Wed 30 Sep 2026, 3rd ODI).

The five scheduled days: Day 1 Wed 9 Dec; Day 2 Thu 10 Dec; Day 3 Fri 11 Dec; Day 4 Sat 12 Dec; Day 5 Sun 13 Dec. Daily start times haven’t been published yet.

In Tests, Australia and New Zealand have met 62 times: Australia won 36, New Zealand 8, 18 drawn (records to 22 December 2025). Their last Test series, in New Zealand in 2023–24: Australia won 2–0 (2 Tests).

The sides meet again in the 2nd Test, Thu 17 Dec 2026 at Adelaide Oval.

Perth Stadium (“Optus Stadium”) opened in 2018, holds 61,266, its ends are the WACA Members’ End and the Langer Stand End. Opened in 2018 at Burswood, across the Swan River from the city, it is Perth’s main venue for men’s internationals.

At Perth Stadium: In December 2019 it became the fourth venue in Australia to host a men’s day/night Test, Australia against New Zealand. It hosted five matches of the 2022 Men’s T20 World Cup. It staged the first Test of the 2025–26 Ashes, its first Ashes Test.

Ground facts: en.wikipedia.org ↗