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A highly convincing victory for Australia, which was set on its course when Pakistan were held to a mere 240 in their first innings. That total was put into context by Australia’s response, a mammoth 580 that effectively rendered this match over inside three days. David Warner cashed in on his homecoming, scoring a first Test century for almost two years and going some way to exorcising the demons of his Ashes failure. But the talking point of this first Test was not Warner, nor Australia’s 13th straight Gabba Test win over Pakistan and not even the no-ball controversy surrounding Mohammad Rizwan’s dismissal on Thursday that will likely grow legs in the coming days. The story of this match was Marnus Labuschagne, whose maiden Test century answered any lingering questions about the composition of Australia’s top order. His 185 was the knock of a man who will be scoring runs for his country long into the future. Pakistan battled gamely to almost make Australia bat again for victory - in Babar Azam and Rizwan there is plenty for Australia to work on - so they will at least head to Adelaide with optimism their best might be good enough. But, as these four days at the Gabba illustrated, a session or two here and there simply won’t do. Pakistan will need to be at the top of their game from start to finish if they are to level this two-match series. Thanks for your company. Let’s do it all again in Adelaide.