Kane Williamson first selected a bowl with Mark Chapman introduced for the home side
New Zealand he won the toss and decided to make a bowl Australia
New Zealand had to change their plans as they were aiming for the series to face Australia after Mitchell Santner was sent off in the third T20I after waking up with a cold head .
He was alone at the team hotel as a warning while awaiting the results of the Covid-19 Test. Adam Milne, the fast player who has not played for New Zealand since 2018, was included in the squad as a cover but baton Mark Chapman was introduced to the XI which means a major change in side balance
Australia have made one change as they try to keep the series alive with Riley Meredith, a Hobart Hurricanes and Tasmania player, making his debut to replace Daniel Sams who made a huge impact with the bat. in Dunedin. It means the visitors keep the two front spinners in their XI.
There is some uncertainty as to how the landlords will now hold up to three games in five days in Wellington after the schedule changes forced by the Auckland lockout. Kane Williamson first chose a bowl with Aaron Finch saying he would have done the same.
New Zealand 1 Martin Guptill, 2 Tim Seifert (wk), 3 Kane Williamson (capt), 4 Devon Conway, 5 Glenn Phillips, 6 Jimmy Neesham, 7 Mark Chapman, 8 Kyle Jamieson, 9 Tim Southee, 10 Ish Sodhi, 11 Trent Boult
Australia 1 Aaron Finch, 2 Josh Philippe, 3 Matthew Wade (wk), 4 Glenn Maxwell, 5 Marcus Stoinis, 6 Mitchell Marsh, 7 Ashton Agar, 8 Jhye Richardson, 9 Kane Richardson, 10 Adam Zampa, 11 Riley Meredith
Andrew McGlashan is deputy editor at ESPNcricinfo