Aust's strong start to summer of cricket

AUSTRALIA'S NEW ERA STARTS WITH A FEAST OF RUNS

* Australia were 2-389 at stumps. Never before have so many runs been scored on day-one of a Gabba Test

* Only once before has Australia started a Test innings with two partnerships of at least 150 runs, the previous occasion was in 1930 v England

* It's the eighth time in Test history a side has posted three or more partnerships of at least 150 runs in an innings

* Australia's top four wickets haven't scored so many runs since 1993, when they added 591 against England at Lord's

* David Warner and Joe Burns' 161-run stand is Australia's fourth best opening partnership v New Zealand

* Not since 2001 has Australia made it through the first session of summer without losing a wicket

* Warner batted for 224 balls - his longest Test innings

* Usman Khawaja posted his maiden Test ton, lifting his Test average from 25.13 to 34.43

* Khawaja's 174 is the sixth highest Test score at the Gabba from a No.3 batsman, only Don Bradman, Greg Chappell and Ricky Ponting have done better

* Steve Smith passed 1000 Test runs for the calender year, he's scored them at an average of 78.46.