THE STATS THAT MATTER AHEAD OF AUSTRALIA'S CLASH WITH NEW ZEALAND AT COVENTRY
Played: 132
Australia 97
New Zealand 32
Drawn 2
Four Nations head to head:
Australia 8
New Zealand 6
Drawn 2
Australia has won the past two meetings by a combined score of 42-6, totalling eight tries to one and 3564 run metres to 2487 over the two games.
New Zealand has won three of the past four Four Nations meetings dating back to 2010.
New Zealand has only defeated Australia in England once - in the 2005 Tri Nations final at Elland Road
Australian skipper Cameron Smith will move past Mal Meninga record of 46 caps, trailing only Darren Lockyer's 59.
Darius Boyd is playing his 20th Test and remains undefeated for Australia, winning all 19 so far.
* Figures courtesy of Fox Sports Stats
