Australia vs New Zealand, 3rd Test
Australia vs New Zealand, 3rd Test: match overview
Australia take on New Zealand in the 3rd Test of New Zealand tour of Australia, 2026-27 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne. The first ball is scheduled for Saturday, December 26, 2026 at 05:00 AM local time (23:30 GMT). Toss details and the confirmed playing XIs are added about half an hour before play.
A Test match is played over up to five days with two innings a side, so the scorecard here tracks both innings for each team, the follow-on and declarations, and the session-by-session state of play.
Follow every ball on this page: live commentary, the full scorecard with batting and bowling figures, both squads, over-by-over summaries, partnerships, run-rate and win-probability charts. Crickpal updates the score from official feeds in real time, and the latest news around New Zealand tour of Australia, 2026-27 appears alongside the match.
Match facts
- Match
- 3rd Test, New Zealand tour of Australia, 2026-27
- Teams
- Australia vs New Zealand
- Format
- Test match
- Venue
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- Saturday, December 26, 2026
- Start time
- 05:00 AM local (23:30 GMT)