FACTBOX-Cricket-Australia v New Zealand test series

Reuters

Dec 10 (Reuters) - Factbox on the test series between Australia and New Zealand, which begins in Perth on Thursday (times GMT): FIXTURES First test Dec. 12-16 Perth (0500) Second test Dec. 26-30 Melbourne (2330) Third test Jan. 3-7 Sydney (2330) AUSTRALIA World ranking: 5 Captain: Tim Paine Coach: Justin Langer Top ranked batsman: Steve Smith (2) Top ranked bowler: Pat Cummins (1) Squad: David Warner, Joe Burns, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Matthew Wade, Travis Head, Tim Paine, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon, Michael Neser, James Pattinson, Mitchell Starc. NEW ZEALAND World ranking: 2 Captain: Kane Williamson Coach: Gary Stead Top ranked batsman: Kane Williamson (3) Top ranked bowler: Neil Wagner (4) Squad: Todd Astle, Tom Blundell, Trent Boult, Colin de Grandhomme, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Henry Nicholls, Jeet Raval, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, BJ Watling, Neil Wagner, Kane Williamson. TEST HEAD-TO-HEAD Matches: 57 Australia wins: 31 New Zealand wins: 8 Draws: 18 LAST THREE SERIES 2011-12 Series drawn 1-1 in Australia 2015-16 Australia beat New Zealand 2-0 in Australia 2015-16 Australia beat New Zealand 2-0 in New Zealand (Compiled by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru, editing by Nick Mulvenney and Peter Rutherford)