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STUMPS ON DAY ONE: Aus: 2-389 Khawaja 102 Smith 41. Neesham 1-36 (7 overs) Southee 1-63 (19 overs)

5.30pm: Aus: 2-328 (73 overs) Khawaja 67 Smith 16

5.20pm: WICKET! Warner is finally removed for 163 from 224 balls (2 fours, one six). Aus: 2-317 after 71 overs. Khawaja 65 Smith 6.

5pm: Aus: 1-297 (68 overs) Warner 155 Khawaja 60

4.15pm: Aus: 1-235 Warner 124 Khawaja 31

3.40pm: TEA BREAK: Aus: 1-222 Warner 113 Khawaja 30. Southee 1-43 (14 overs)

3.20pm: Warner brings up his century! Aus: 1-207 (47.2 overs) Warner 101 (141 balls) Khawaja 27 (25)

2.45pm: WICKET! Joe Burns has been caught Watling, bowled Southee for 71 off 120 balls. Australia is 1-161, with Dave Warner currently not out on 82.

2.30pm: Aus: 0-155 (37 overs) Warner 81 Burns 67

2pm: Aus: 0-121 (30 overs) Warner 64 Burns 54

1pm: LUNCH BREAK: Australia have reached 0-100. Warner 54, Burns 43.

12.15pm: Aus: 0-53 (16 overs) Warner 32 (48 balls) Burns 20 (47)

12pm: Aus: 0-37 (13 overs) Warner 28 Burns 8. Southee 0-12 (6 overs), Boult 0-20 (5 overs), Bracewell 0-2 (1 over) Craig 0-2 (1 over)

The Kiwi bowlers made it hard for the Australian batsmen to score in the first half hour, before Dave Warner got going and released the shackles, scoring four fours in the first hour.

11.45am: Aus 0-30 (10 overs) Warner 24 Burns 5

11.30am: Aus 0-7 (6 overs) Warner 2 Burns 4

11.15am: Aus 0-2 (3 overs) Warner 1, Burns 0

11am: First runs of the day, Warner gets a single, 0-1 in the second over.

11am: Southee has the new ball and Joe Burns is set to face.

10.30AM (AEDT): Australia has won the toss elected to bat first at the Gabba.

The wicket has a greenish tinge to it, making the morning session very important with Boult and Southee likely to be able to get good reward off the pitch.

New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum said he would have also chosen to bat.