Black Sticks men coach Greg Nicol's ready to test himself against the world's best

It's been confirmed the New Zealand men and women will host Australia for a series of double headers next month.

It'll be Nicol's first test in charge after taking over from Darren Smith at the end of last year.

He says going up against the top ranked team in the world is one way to find out how you stack up...



The country's best hockey players will go head to head in a north versus south series in Hamilton starting next Thursday.