Australia's fortress and Johnson's favourite ground

1423 Days since Australia and New Zealand last played a Test match (as on November 5, 2015). The last one they played was in Hobart in December 2011, which New Zealand won by seven runs. During this period Australia have played 43 Tests, including 15 against England and 12 against India. New Zealand have played 34 Tests during this period.

9-1 Australia's win-loss record in home Tests against New Zealand since 1990. Their only defeat during this period was in Hobart in 2011, when New Zealand won a low-scoring game by seven runs. That was also the last time the two teams played each other. In these 16 years, Australia have a better win-loss record at home only against Pakistan (12-1) and Sri Lanka (9-0).

19-0 Australia's win-loss record in Brisbane - the last time they lost a Test here was in 1988, against West Indies. The Gabba is easily Australia's best home venue during this period, and Australia's record there is also the most dominant among all teams which have played at least ten Tests at a venue.

6 Players from the current Australian 12-man squad who haven't played a Test against New Zealand: Joe Burns, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Marsh, Peter Nevill, Adam Voges and captain Steven Smith. Among New Zealand's 14 squad members who have played Tests, six haven't played against Australia - Mark Craig, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, James Neesham, Luke Ronchi and Hamish Rutherford.

0 New Zealand batsmen from the current squad who average 40 or more in Tests against Australia. Ross Taylor has the best average among this lot (36.83), while the others all average less than 30. Brendon McCullum averages only 25.85 in 21 innings against Australia, and 22.90 in 12 innings in Australia.

30 Wickets for Mitchell Johnson in six Tests at the Gabba, at an average of 23. He also has a Test batting average of 39.33 here, with two fifties in eight innings. The difference of 16.33 between his batting and bowling averages is easily his best among all home venues. Johnson's batting average of 39.33 is slightly better than Warner's (37.83 in seven innings) at this ground.

7/88 Nathan Lyon's match haul against New Zealand at the Gabba in 2011, in what was also his first Test match at home. In four Tests at this venue, Lyon has taken 20 wickets at an average of 23.30.

37.97 The average for fast bowlers in the last five Tests in Brisbane, since 2010. Australia's quick bowlers have averaged 33 in these games, while overseas ones have averaged 44.42. Spinners have averaged 45.34, though Australia's spinners have done much better - thanks largely to Lyon - averaging 30.39, compared to 83.55 by overseas bowlers.

6 Number of successive Tests at the Gabba, since 2009, in which the captain winning the toss has chosen to bat. In nine previous Tests here (from 2000 to 2008), the team winning the toss had fielded seven times.

38.38 The average runs per wicket in the first innings of the last six Tests here; the average is 42.58 in the second innings, 38.25 in the third and 24.16 in the fourth.