Ross Dykes (convenor), Mike
Shrimptonand Rick Pickard.
Selection
Unavailable: None.
Roger Twose made himself
available for international cricket again after dropping out for one season.
Test tour Party Announced : 13 October 1997.
Not selected:Craig Spearman,Paul Wiseman.
The squad for the Carlton
& United one-day triangular series was chosen near the end of the Test
series.
Time
between selection and departure from New Zealand
30 days
(13 October to 12 October)
Travel
?QCairns (October)
?QMelbourne (January)
The 14-man touring party arrived at Cairns Airport, Queensland,
on Sunday 12 Octoberor 13 October.Check Press says 19 October!The players
were “anonymous figures at Cairns
Airport with barely an
autograph signed during their 30-minute stay” Courier-Mail
After New Year, the 13-man squad landed in Adelaide from Melbourne
at 11 o clock on Sunday morning 3 January.
Time
spent in Australia
87 days
(12
or 13 October - 18 December
(3
January - 23 January
On-tour selection
panel
Stephen Fleming (captain),Steve Rixon (coach),Chris Cairns.
Reinforcements
ADDED ▷Twose, Drum
◁ OUTPocock, Doull, Allott
R G
Twose
W
29
LHB
Roger
Twose was flown across the Tasman Sea
after Blair Pocock broke the big
toe on his left foot. Twose arrived in Hobart
on 24 November.
For the one-day matches after New Year Chris Drumwas chosen as a
replacement for Simon Doull (who had a torn groin tendon) and Geoff Allott
(who was also injured with a back strain).
•Matt
Horne was brought in to open the innings in Hobart and scored his maiden Test century
(133)
Tour Summary
P
W
L
D / NR
T
Aban
Test Matches
3
0
2
1
-
-
Other first-class matches
3
0
3
0
-
-
† Minor matches
7
3
2
1
1
-
§ One-day internationals
8
2
6
0
-
-
All Matches
21
5
13
2
1
-
Return to New Zealand
SydneyQ?
MelbourneQ?
Last match 17 Dec - return to NZ
On 4 Jan the team returned to play the remainder of their Carlton
& United one-day matches.As the
New Zealanders did not reach the finals they returned home from Melbourne on 23
January.
Time
away from New Zealand67
+ 20 days
(12
October to 18? December)
(3
January to 23 January)
Finances
The Australian Cricket Board allocated a prize pool of $60,000
for the Australia
v New Zealand Test series.