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Australia, who made 427 in their opening innings in response to New Zealand’s 295, needed just 19 runs in their second knock to claim victory after dismissing the tourists for 150 less than an hour after lunch. They still managed to lose under-fire Phil Hughes for seven before his fellow opener David Warner (12 not out) rattled off the winning runs but the day belonged to Pattinson, who finished with 5-27.

The hosts took a 1-0 lead in the series with the second and final match in Hobart starting on Dec. 9 and kept intact Australia’s unbeaten run in tests at the Gabba, which stretches back to 1988.
Pattinson had already removed opener Brendon McCullum late on Saturday to leave New Zealand to resume on 10-1 but no-one was prepared for the fireworks he unleashed in his opening over of the morning.

The 21-year-old removed the other opener  Martin Guptill for 12 with his second ball  and his fourth and fifth accounted for Kane Williamson and Black Caps’ skipper  Ross Taylor, both for ducks, to leave Pattinson on a hat-trick and New Zealand reeling  on 17-4.—News24.