The

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toured Australia in November and December 2019 to play three Test matches. The Test series was played for the

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and formed part of the inaugural 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship. The first Test was a day/night match at the

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confirmed the fixtures for the tour in May 2019. New Zealand returned to Australia in March 2020 to play three

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(ODI) matches for the

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. In the first Test,

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of Pakistan stood in his 129th Test match as an on-field umpire, surpassing Jamaican

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's record of officiating in the most Test matches. Ahead of the fourth day of the second Test match, Australia's

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announced his retirement from international cricket. Australia won the first two Test matches to take an unassailable lead, and therefore retaining the

. 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,

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went past

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'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

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. 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

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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

was added to Australia's squad ahead of the second Test after

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was ruled out due to a hamstring strain.

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was added to New Zealand's squad ahead of the second Test after

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was ruled out due to a calf strain.

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was added to Australia's squad ahead of the third Test.

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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

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and Henry Nicholls who were suffering with flu-like symptoms. Ahead of the first ODI,

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was added to Australia's squad, as cover for

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who reported symptoms of

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. However, he tested negative and re-joined the squad during the first ODI. Following the first ODI, New Zealand's

was placed in quarantine after he reported that he had a sore throat.

Test series

1st Test

2nd Test

3rd Test

ODI series

1st ODI

2nd ODI

3rd ODI

Notes

References

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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