SYDNEY, Australia — Australia vs. New Zealand. Think of it as the U.S. versus Canada, writ small: a rivalry between two feisty little nations, members of a dysfunctional family of former British colonies called the Commonwealth, the bigger one inclined to pick on its little brother mercilessly.
Aside from the occasional spat (usually over claims of sporting prowess), these antipodean siblings — separated not by a land border but rather a choppy little sea — have been able to coexist and share toys (visa-free travel, crossover job markets, even standing armies) ... until now.
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