Australia captain Aaron Finch won the toss and chose to bowl in the series opening one-day international against New Zealand in Cairns on Tuesday.
Coming off a 2-1 series victory against Zimbabwe in Townsville, Finch hoped Australia`s pace attack could make inroads in the day-night contest to start the three-match Chappell-Hadlee Trophy contest.
"We are hoping to restrict them on a really big outfield and chase them down at the end," said under-pressure Finch, who scored just 21 runs in the Zimbabwe series.
Top-order batsman Marnus Labuschagne comes into the team at the expense of spin all-rounder Ashton Agar after Australia were stunned by a three-wicket defeat to Zimbabwe on Saturday.
New Zealand have won their last five one-day international series, including a recent 2-1 triumph in the West Indies, but last tasted a 50-over victory in
Australia against the hosts in 2009.
The northern Queensland city of Cairns last hosted international cricket in 2004.
Australia: Aaron Finch (capt), David Warner, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson (capt), Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult.
Umpires Paul Reiffel (AUS), Sam Nogajski (AUS)
TV umpire: Rod Tucker (AUS)
Match referee: David Boon (AUS)
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