Australia vs New Zealand
4th Test

Australia play New Zealand in the 4th Test of Trans-Tasman Trophy (Australia v New Zealand) 2027 at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, on Mon 4 Jan 2027.

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 Mon 4 Jan; Day 2 Tue 5 Jan; Day 3 Wed 6 Jan; Day 4 Thu 7 Jan; Day 5 Fri 8 Jan. 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).

Sydney Cricket Ground opened in 1851, its ends are the Paddington End and the Randwick End. Sydney’s historic ground at Moore Park, home of the New South Wales team and the New Year Test in early January.

At Sydney Cricket Ground: Its first Test was played from 17 to 21 February 1882. Don Bradman scored 452 here for New South Wales against Queensland in 1928–29, then the highest first-class innings ever; Hanif Mohammad’s 499 and Brian Lara’s 501 later passed it. The ground’s biggest cricket crowd, 58,446, watched Australia play England on 15 December 1928.

Ground facts: en.wikipedia.org ↗