New Zealand have maintained their preparation for the first test against Australia was good.

New Zealand have a day to bat to save the first test against Australia at the Gabba tomorrow.

David Warner's rousing shot-making has pushed him to the head of the left-handed queue in the last two years

OPINION: what has occurred in Brisbane is almost as embarrassing as getting bowled out for 26 by England all those years ago, writes Chris Rattue

However you determine the merits of 11 hundreds against each other, Kane Williamson produced a batting masterpiece.

New Zealand will wake up today knowing Australia are preparing to deliver the knockout blows to take charge of the transtasman test series.

New Zealand are staring into a familiar abyss at the Gabba.

Australian commentators take issue with Black Caps skipper's tactics, saying: "It looks like he's trying to justify his reputation."

Day one at the Gabba goes to Australia, with David Warner and Usman Khawaja cracking centuries to leave the Black Caps well on the back foot.

All the action from the opening test at the 'Gabba in Brisbane.

For a while in November 1985, Australia was definitely a great place to be a Kiwi.

The opening test of their series against Australia will be played on the same pitch used for the famous Hadlee test of 1985.

30 years on: The 'Gabba test

The fiery Australian opener has paid out on New Zealand's skipper today, laying the platform for a juicy opening test confrontation at the Gabba.

Steve Smith has given his New Zealand rival Brendon McCullum a verbal slap and promised no holding back.

After a disrupted build-up, due to the sub-standard pitch at Blacktown in Sydney, New Zealand will likely face a Brisbane wicket with customary bounce and carry.

The test cricket series between the countries, like tomorrow's Rugby World Cup final, has its possible game-breaker matchups.

Nathan McCullum is set to retire from international cricket at the end of the summer.

A pitch more like the Apollo XI mission caused the three-day warm-up against a Cricket Australia XI to be called off early.

Kiwis have a day to forget against a Cricket Australia XI in Sydney, with Aaron Finch scoring a double century.