AUSTRALIA STRUGGLE: 214 all out ,clark 98 out

Played at Brisbane Cricket Ground

	Australia 1st innings			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
		ML Hayden	c Taylor b Southee	8	18	16	2	0	50.00
		SM Katich	c McCullum b Southee	10	27	17	1	0	58.82
		RT Ponting	c How b Southee	4	14	8	1	0	50.00
		MEK Hussey	lbw b Martin	35		78	4	0	44.87
		MJ Clarke	not out	63		168	8	0	37.50
		A Symonds	c McCullum b O'Brien	26		33	3	0	78.78
		SR Watson	c McCullum b O'Brien	1		8	0	0	12.50
		BJ Haddin	c How b Ryder	6	22	19	1	0	31.57
		B Lee	c McCullum b Southee	4	18	12	1	0	33.33
		Extras	(lb 1, w 1, nb 1)	3
		Total	(8 wickets; 59.4 overs)	160	(2.68 runs per over)

To bat SR Clark, MG Johnson

New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee has rocked Australia's top order to see the home side reduced to 3-60 at lunch on day one of the opening 3 Mobile Test of the summer at the Gabba.

Black Caps skipper Daniel Vettori quickly had his decision to send the Australians in on a lively green pitch vindicated when Southee extracted good bounce and movement to see Australia crash to a dire 3-23 early in the first session.

BREET LEE (1not out) and Michael Clarke (60 not out) are the unbeaten men at the crease for the home side at the meal break and have been able to do a sufficient job of rebuilding the damage caused by Southee.

The 20-year-old, playing his first Test match against Australia and his third overall, took little time to stamp his impact on the game, putting the new ball to good use to see Australia's top three batsmen back in the stands after just over half an hour of play.

Opener Matthew Hayden (eight) was the first to go in the fourth over when he tentatively drove at a delivery that held its line and squared Hayden up, with a thick edge flying to Ross Taylor at first slip.

Southee grabbed the wicket of Simon Katich (10) in his next over when he produced good seam movement that Katich failed to deal with, finely edging the ball to keeper Brendon McCullum.

Southee showed bounce was another weapon in his arsenal when he caught Ricky Ponting (four) off guard with a rising shorter delivery that the Australian captain hesitantly popped up to Jamie How at second slip.

Southee was an unexpected starter in the Black Caps XI when he regulated the more experienced Kyle Mills, one of only five players in the New Zealand squad to have played a Test match against Australia, to drinks duty.

He quickly proved selectors right though as he finished the first session of the Test with figures of 3-34, causing headaches for Clarke and Hussey as they attempted to negotiate the new ball.

Clarke's fortunes would have been particularly frustrating for Southee, who found the edge of the Australian vice-captain's bat twice, but saw the knicks fly short, and then wide of the slips cordon for boundaries.After a delay of half and hour, Vettori won the toss and had no hesitations in electing to bowl to take advantage of humid conditions and a Gabba green-top that is greener than usual due to turbulent storms that have hampered the preparation of the pitch.

Australia elected to go into the match without a frontline spinner after omitting off-spinner Jason Krejza at the expense of Andrew Symonds, who returned to the national side after a three month absence.

National selectors will be hoping that all-rounders Shane Watson, who edged out Krejza for the last spot in the XI, and Symonds will be able to chalk up the runs that the top order missed out on.