New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 2015–16
| 2015–16 Trans-Tasman Trophy | |||
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| Australia | New Zealand | ||
| Dates | 23 October 2015 – 1 December 2015 | ||
| Captains | Steve Smith | Brendon McCullum | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Australia won the 3-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | David Warner (592) | Kane Williamson (428) | |
| Most wickets |
Mitchell Starc (13) Josh Hazlewood (13) |
Trent Boult (13) | |
| Player of the series | David Warner (Aus) | ||
The New Zealand cricket team toured Australia from 23 October to 1 December 2015 to play three Test matches and four tour matches. The third match of the series at the Adelaide Oval was the first ever day-night Test.Michael Hussey captained the Prime Minister's XI side for the tour match, and in preparation for the day-night Test, a pink ball was used in this game.
Australia won the series 2–0, with victories in Brisbane and Adelaide, with the second Test in Perth being drawn.
Following the conclusion of the Adelaide Test, New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum said that day-night Test cricket is "here to stay" and that "it's a great concept". The Australian captain Steve Smith also had praise for the day-night Test saying that "the whole Test match was a great innovation, it was a great spectacle". Media reaction to the first day-night Test was also positive, with many news outlets praising the innovation. However, following the match the majority of players who took part in the game said that there needs considerable work on floodlit Test cricket. Twenty of the twenty-two players who responded supported the concept of day-night Test cricket but work on the pink ball needed further refinement.
All-rounder Corey Anderson was ruled out of New Zealand's Test series in Australia because of an ongoing back problem. Anderson was replaced by the uncapped Mitchell Santner for the Test series.Neil Wagner was added to New Zealand's squad after Tim Southee suffered a back injury during the first Test.James Neesham was ruled out of the rest of the series after injuring his back in the first Test. He was replaced by Mitchell McClenaghan. Before the inaugural day/night Test in Adelaide, Shaun Marsh replaced Usman Khawaja and James Pattinson replaced the retired Mitchell Johnson.Stephen O'Keefe was released the day of the Test after the pitch condition was inspected.Mitchell Starc suffered a stress fracture to his right foot during the first day of the Adelaide Test and was ruled out of bowling for the rest of the match.
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