Australia v New Zealand Test series 2026-27: how to watch in Australia, dates and start times

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Australia host New Zealand in four Tests this summer, and every ball is free on Seven and 7plus. The series starts at Perth Stadium on Wednesday 9 December (1:20pm AEDT, 10:20am in Perth), moves to Adelaide on 17 December, the MCG for the Boxing Day Test and the SCG from 4 January 2027. Kayo and Fox Cricket on Foxtel show every Test live too, from $29.99 a month on Kayo.

Australia v New Zealand Tests: dates, venues and channels

All four are day Tests: there is no pink-ball match against New Zealand this summer. Play times are Cricket Australia's; Seven's coverage starts are from TV Central and can change in the week of each Test.

Test	Dates	Venue	Play starts (local)	Play starts (AEDT)	Free TV
1st Test	Wed 9 to Sun 13 Dec	Perth Stadium	10:20am AWST	1:20pm	Channel 7, 7plus
2nd Test	Thu 17 to Mon 21 Dec	Adelaide Oval	11am ACDT	11:30am	Channel 7, 7mate, 7plus
3rd Test (Boxing Day)	Sat 26 to Wed 30 Dec	MCG	10:30am AEDT	10:30am	Channel 7, 7mate, 7plus
4th Test	Mon 4 to Fri 8 Jan 2027	SCG	10:30am AEDT	10:30am	Channel 7, 7mate, 7plus

Every Test is also live on Kayo and on Fox Cricket through Foxtel and Foxtel Now.

Start times in your state

Queensland has no daylight saving and Western Australia and the Northern Territory are hours behind the east coast, so the same first ball lands at very different times. The first day of each Test:

1st Test, Perth: Wednesday 9 December

Seven's coverage starts at 12pm AEDT on day one and 12:30pm AEDT on the other days. An afternoon start on the east coast means the last session runs into the evening in Sydney and Melbourne.

2nd Test, Adelaide: Thursday 17 December

Seven's coverage starts at 10:30am AEDT.

3rd Test, MCG (Boxing Day): Saturday 26 December

Seven's coverage starts at 9:30am AEDT. Our Boxing Day Test guide has the day in detail, including the BBL double-header that follows it.

4th Test, SCG: Monday 4 January 2027

Seven's coverage starts at 9:30am AEDT.

How to watch the Tests free on Seven and 7plus

Seven has the free-to-air rights to home Tests until 2030-31, so you need nothing more than a TV aerial or the free 7plus app. TV Central lists the Perth Test on Channel 7 and 7plus, and the Adelaide, MCG and SCG Tests on Channel 7, 7mate and 7plus: if a Test is not on your main Channel 7 at a given hour (news bulletins and the evening schedule can push it across), check 7mate. 7plus streams it live on phones, tablets, browsers, smart TVs and casting devices; it is free but needs a 7plus account.

Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum joins Seven's commentary team for the series. Seven shows ads between overs, as it always has.

How to watch on Kayo or Foxtel

Foxtel holds the subscription rights to every Test of the Australian summer, so Fox Cricket shows all four live on Foxtel and on the streaming services Kayo and Foxtel Now.

• Kayo is the cheapest way to get Fox Cricket without a Foxtel box: Standard is $29.99 a month (one HD screen) and Premium $45.99 a month (two screens, 4K on selected events), with no lock-in contract. Kayo's own site shows no standard free trial; Finder recorded an introductory Premium offer of $1 for the first month in late October, so check what is offered when you sign up.
• Foxtel with the Sport pack adds Fox Cricket to a satellite or internet box.

Kayo also has the England ODIs and T20Is before the Tests, every BBL|16 match and the India Tests in January, which is what makes a month or two of Kayo worth it for many fans over summer. Our cricket on Kayo guide compares the plans, and Fox Cricket explained covers the channel on Foxtel.

Free or paid: which to pick

	Seven and 7plus	Kayo	Foxtel
Price	Free	From $29.99 a month	Foxtel plan plus Sport pack
Every Test live	Yes	Yes	Yes
Replays on demand	Highlights on 7plus	Full replays and highlights	Foxtel Go and recordings
Contract	None	None, cancel any time	Depends on the plan

If you only want the Tests, Seven and 7plus cover everything at no cost. Pay for Kayo if you want Fox Cricket's coverage, to restart a session from the start, or if you also want the England white-ball games and every Big Bash match: Seven shows 34 of the 44.

What is at stake

The four Tests count towards the ICC World Test Championship, and the series is played for the Trans-Tasman Trophy, which Australia hold. Australia won the last series 2-0 in New Zealand in 2024, by 172 runs in Wellington and by three wickets in Christchurch, where Alex Carey's unbeaten 98 got them home. New Zealand have not won a Test series in Australia since 1985-86.

Neither side has named its squad for Perth yet. We will add both squads here when Cricket Australia and New Zealand Cricket announce them.

The rest of the summer

• England ODIs and T20Is, 13 November to 2 December: Kayo and Foxtel only, not on Seven. See our England series guide.
• BBL|16, from 12 December: every match on Kayo and Fox Cricket, 34 of the 44 also free on Seven and 7plus: see Big Bash League on TV.
• India Tests, from January: Kayo and Foxtel.
• The full summer with every match and channel is on our cricket schedule, and the free options are in how to watch the Australian men's team free.