Australia gallop at the Gabba, again

4.26 Australia's run rate through their innings of 556 for 4 declared - they got there in 130.2 overs. Among the 105 innings that have lasted at least 100 overs at the Gabba, only one has a higher run rate: last year against India, Australia galloped to 505 off 109.4 overs, a rate of 4.60.

4 Instances that Australia have declared their innings, out of the last six times that they have batted first at the Gabba. This innings was similar to their effort against Sri Lanka in 2007, when they declared at 551 for 4; they then bowled Sri Lanka out twice to win by an innings and 40 runs.

1993 The last time Australia's first four wickets added more than 556 runs in a Test innings; that was in the Ashes Test at Lord's, when the top three all got hundreds, and Nos. 4 and 5 passed 75. Overall, this is only the 12th instance of Australia's top four wickets combining to score 500-plus runs.

174 Usman Khawaja's score, which is more than twice his previous-best in Tests; in 17 previous innings, he had never made more than 65. This century has lifted his career average from 25.13 to 34.43.

5 Instances of a No. 3 batsman scoring more than 174 in a Gabba Test. Three of those innings were by Don Bradman, who also has the highest score here by a No. 3 batsman - 226 against South Africa in 1931. The last time a No. 3 scored more at the Gabba was nine years ago, when Ricky Ponting made 196 against England.

1 Fifty-plus scores for Kane Williamson in Tests against Australia. Before this innings, his best in four innings against Australia was 34, and he'd scored 72 at an average of 18.

2 Spinners whose economy rates in Test cricket are worse than Mark Craig's 3.66, among those who have bowled at least 400 overs. The only ones are Moeen Ali (ER 3.90) and Ian Salisbury (3.70). In the Australian innings, Craig's economy rate was 5.03, which is already the fourth time in his 11-Test career that he has gone at five or more runs an over (when he has bowled 15 or more overs in an innings).

31.75 Ross Taylor's average in 12 Tests since the beginning of 2014: in 22 innings during this period he has only one century. In the two previous years - 2012 and 2013 - he had averaged 62.40 in 20 Tests, with six hundreds in 35 innings.