How remarkable was Aust' opening stands?

David Warner and Joe Burns have made an incredible impact in their first Test together at the top of Australia's order.

MOST RUNS SCORED BY OPENING PAIR IN A TEST

* 415 - Graeme Smith & Neil McKenzie (SAfrica) v Bangladesh in 2008

* 413 - Vinoo Mankad & Pankaj Roy (India) v NZ in 1956

* 410 - Virender Sehwag & Rahul Dravid (India) v Pakistan in 2006

* 398 - David Warner & Joe Burns (Aust) v NZ in 2015

* 389 - Bill Lawry & Bob Simpson (Aust) v WI in 1965.

DAVID WARNER & JOE BURNS

* Partnerships of 116 runs and 237 runs

* The first time an Australian opening pair has ever posted two 100-run stands in a Test

DAVID WARNER

* 163 & 116

* Became the third man to have made a century in each innings of a Test on three separate occasions

JOE BURNS

* 71 & 129

* Highest Test score in first dig, almost doubled it in the second.