Australian batsmen posting 200 plus runs for the first wicket in a Test innings
JA Burns-DA Warner of Australia posted 222 runs partnership for the first wicket at Brisbane in the ongoing test against Pakistan to provide the 145th occasion of Australian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership for various wickets. It also provides the 24th occasion of Australian batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership for the opening wicket. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | WA Brown, JHW Fingleton | 1 | 233 | 1 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1936 |
| 2 | J Moroney, AR Morris | 1 | 214 | 1 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 10 Feb 1950 |
| 3 | WM Lawry, IR Redpath | 1 | 219 | 2 | v South Africa | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1964 |
| 4 | WM Lawry, RB Simpson | 1 | 201 | 1 | v England | Manchester | 23 Jul 1964 |
| 5 | WM Lawry, RB Simpson | 1 | 382 | 1 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 5 May 1965 |
| 6 | WM Lawry, RB Simpson | 1 | 244 | 2 | v England | Adelaide | 28 Jan 1966 |
| 7 | DC Boon, GR Marsh | 1 | 217 | 2 | v India | Sydney | 02 Jan 1986 |
| 8 | GR Marsh, MA Taylor | 1 | 329 | 1 | v England | Nottingham | 10 Aug 1989 |
| 9 | MJ Slater, MA Taylor | 1 | 260 | 1 | v England | Lord’s | 17 Jun 1993 |
| 10 | MJ Slater, MA Taylor | 1 | 208 | 4 | v England | Sydney | 01 Jan 1995 |
| 11 | MJ Slater, MA Taylor | 1 | 228 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Perth | 08 Dec 1995 |
| 12 | GS Blewett, MJ Slater | 1 | 269 | 2 | v Pakistan | Brisbane | 05 Nov 1999 |
| 13 | ML Hayden, JL Langer | 1 | 224 | 1 | v New Zealand | Brisbane | 08 Nov 2001 |
| 14 | ML Hayden, JL Langer | 1 | 223 | 1 | v New Zealand | Hobart | 22 Nov 2001 |
| 15 | ML Hayden, JL Langer | 1 | 202 | 2 | v South Africa | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2001 |
| 16 | ML Hayden, JL Langer | 1 | 219 | 1 | v South Africa | Sydney | 02 Jan 2002 |
| 17 | ML Hayden, JL Langer | 1 | 242 | 3 | v West Indies | St John’s | 09 May 2003 |
| 18 | ML Hayden, JL Langer | 1 | 255 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Cairns | 09 Jul 2004 |
| 19 | ML Hayden, MEK Hussey | 1 | 231 | 2 | v West Indies | Hobart | 17 Nov 2005 |
| 20 | PA Jaques, SM Katich | 1 | 223 | 3 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 12 Jun 2008 |
| 21 | EJM Cowan, DA Warner | 1 | 214 | 2 | v India | Perth | 13 Jan 2012 |
| 22 | CJL Rogers, DA Warner | 1 | 200 | 1 | v India | Sydney | 06 Jan 2015 |
| 23 | JA Burns, DA Warner | 1 | 237 | 3 | v New Zealand | Brisbane | 05 Nov 2015 |
| 24 | JA Burns, DA Warner | 1 | 222 | 2 | v Pakistan | Brisbane | 21 Nov 2019 |
It also provides the second occasion of Australian batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership for the opening wicket against Pakistan. Both such occasions are tabulated below. It is interesting to note the second 200 plus runs partnership by Australian batsman against Pakistan was posted after a gap of 20 years.
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GS Blewett, MJ Slater | 1 | 269 | 2 | v Pakistan | Brisbane | 05 Nov 1999 |
| 2 | JA Burns, DA Warner | 1 | 222 | 2 | v Pakistan | Brisbane | 21 Nov 2019 |
It also provides the fourth occasion of Australian batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership for the opening wicket at Brisbane. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GS Blewett, MJ Slater | 1 | 269 | 2 | v Pakistan | Brisbane | 05 Nov 1999 |
| 2 | ML Hayden, JL Langer | 1 | 224 | 1 | v New Zealand | Brisbane | 08 Nov 2001 |
| 3 | JA Burns, DA Warner | 1 | 237 | 3 | v New Zealand | Brisbane | 05 Nov 2015 |
| 4 | JA Burns, DA Warner | 1 | 222 | 2 | v Pakistan | Brisbane | 21 Nov 2019 |