Trans-Tasman cricket Test by the numbers

FACTS, FIGURES AND POTENTIAL RECORDS AHEAD OF FIRST TEST BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND:

Overall: Played 52; Australia 27, NZ 8, drawn 7

* In Brisbane: Played 9; Australia 7, NZ 1, drawn 1

* In Australia: Played 28; Australia 15, NZ 3, drawn 10

* Australia's record in 2015: Played 8; won 4, lost 3, drawn 1

* NZ's record in 2015: Played 3; won 2, lost 1

* Last series: Drawn 1-1 in 2011-12

* Forecast for Thursday: Cloudy with a medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Top of 30C

Teams:

* Australia: David Warner, Joe Burns, Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith (capt), Adam Voges, Mitch Marsh, Peter Nevill, Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon

* NZ: Martin Guptill, Tom Latham, Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Brendon McCullum (capt), James Neesham, BJ Watling, Doug Bracewell, Mark Craig, Tim Southee, Trent Boult

Potential records and notable numbers:

* Australia haven't lost a Test at the Gabba since 1988

* NZ haven't won a Test series in Australia since 1985

* Johnson needs two more wickets to surpass England paceman Fred Trueman's haul of 307 Test scalps, while he requires five more to overtake Brett Lee (310)

* Australia have lost total experience amounting to 292 Tests since the start of the Ashes - Michael Clarke, Brad Haddin, Ryan Harris, Chris Rogers and Shane Watson all retiring

* Smith is yet to play a Test against New Zealand

* Burns is playing his first Test at the Gabba but averages 62.70 at the venue in Sheffield Shield