Trans-Tasman Cricket: Wellington Test Match Wagner’s Last Stand

Published on February 27, 2024

The odds are heavily stacked against New Zealand’s Blackcaps cricket team when they host World Test champion, Australia, in a two-test, trans-Tasman series starting on Feb. 29 in Wellington. The first game also serves as the swansong for veteran pace bowler Neil Wagner, who has announced his retirement. Despite being geographically local, the ANZAC combatants barely play each other in Test Cricket with the last meeting in New Zealand dating back to 2016. Big Brother holds the statistical upper hand, with New Zealand having won only one home test over their brash rivals since 1993, coupled with a solitary away win in Hobart in 2011....

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