Whenever Mitchell Johnson the batsman has clicked in Test cricket, Mitchell Johnson the bowler has not disappointed either. It was no different at the Gabba

Steven Smith's 133 put him in elite company, for prior to him only Monty Noble, Clem Hill, Lindsay Hassett and Greg Chappell had reached triple figures in their first innings as Test captain

Australia were in trouble when Mitchell Johnson joined Steven Smith and began a partnership that could have snatched the Test from India's grip

Josh Hazlewood has been on Australian cricket's radar since he was a teenager. The player that made a Test debut at the Gabba was a much-improved version of the tearaway from 2010

Before today, very few would have known the name Marnus Labuschagne, but his catching exploits at the Gabba have boosted his profile

Australia have not given up hope of captain Michael Clarke leading them at the World Cup after positive reports from the surgeon who operated on his injured hamstring this week

The heat got to Australia on a searing day in Brisbane and Steven Smith had to cope with a lot more than just the Indian batsmen on his first day as Test captain

Mitchell Marsh will not bowl again in this Test after straining his right hamstring on a searingly hot day that left Australia severely under-resourced at the Gabba

Mitchell Marsh has added to Australia's injury concerns after leaving the field with soreness in his right hamstring on the first day of the second Test against India

Shaun and Mitchell Marsh are about to walk out onto the Gabba as the seventh pair of brothers to play together in a Test for Australia, years after spending countless hours of backyard cricket during their childhood

Peter Siddle has been a fixture in Australia's Test side over the last few years, but as his pace recedes the time of the next generation is growing nearer

Ryan Harris will miss the Gabba Test with a slight strain to his quadriceps and Peter Siddle has been dropped

Michael Clarke's chances of leading Australia in their home World Cup campaign appear extremely slim after Cricket Australia confirmed he would have surgery on his injured right hamstring on Tuesday

Steven Smith has leadership experience, is in the form of his life, and his off-field conduct has been impeccable. It is too early to say, but he could be Australia's captain for a long time

Steven Smith has described being handed the Test captaincy as "an amazing thrill" and said he was confident he would have the full support of vice-captain Brad Haddin at the Gabba

Steven Smith will become Australia's 45th Test captain after being confirmed to replace Michael Clarke as leader for the remainder of the series against India

Australia and India will belatedly begin their Test series in Adelaide on Tuesday, although nothing about the match will quite be normal

Shaun Marsh has been added to Australia's squad for the first Test, which will begin in Adelaide on Tuesday

Australia's captain Michael Clarke led the tributes at Phillip Hughes' funeral in Macksville, where family, friends, team-mates, past cricketers, dignitaries and the public gathered to mourn for the batsman

The first two matches of the one-day tri-series in January will swap in order, as a result of the rescheduling of the Australia-India Test series that was announced late on Monday