More often than not the Australian players have asked for a Test match in Brisbane earlier in the summer than later and there is no question about it as that is supported by the Gabba pitch curator David Sandurski. Australia’s track record here in before- and post-Christmas fixtures is a good statistic. As per the Australian Associated Press (AAP), there have been only five Tests held at the Gabba after Christmas and Australia have lost three, two in the past three years, against