The visitors started with an opening stand of 41, but then four wickets fell within 26 balls, and they were 52 for four.

In the drawn second Test, he and Sutcliffe shared an opening stand of 182.

The openers took advantage to combine for an opening stand of 122.

Watling, however, was out caught after an opening stand of 60 runs.

The opening stand had been compiled in only 126 minutes.

The move was moderately successful as they shared an opening stand of over 50 runs.

Brown scored 26 in an opening stand of 46, as Australia amassed 448 and won by an innings.

He followed this with 205 in an opening stand of 340 against Victoria.

Brown featured in an opening stand of 69 before Fingleton was dismissed.

He removed Reg Simpson to break the opening stand of 60.