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Cricket-Australia v England - first test scoreboard

BRISBANE, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Scoreboard at close of play on the first day of the first Ashes test between Australia and England at the Gabba on Thursday: Australia won the toss and elected to bat Australia first innings C. Rogers c Bell b Broad 1 D. Warner c Pietersen b Broad 49 S. Watson c Swann b Broad 22 M. Clarke c Bell b Broad 1 S. Smith c Cook b Tremlett 31 G. Bailey c Cook b Anderson 3 B. Haddin not out 78 M. Johnson b Broad 64 P. Siddle c Cook b Anderson 7 R. Harris not out 4 Extras (lb-11, nb-1, w-1) 13 Total (for eight wickets, 90 overs) 273 Fall of wickets: 1-12, 2-71, 3-73, 4-83, 5-100, 6-132, 7-246, 8-265 To bat: N. Lyon. Bowling (to date): Anderson 22-5-61-2, Broad 20-3-65-5 (nb-1, w-1), Tremlett 19-3-51-1, Swann 26-4-80-0, Root 3-1-5-0. England: A. Cook, M. Carberry, J. Trott, K. Pietersen, I. Bell, M. Prior, J. Root, S. Broad, G. Swann, J. Anderson, C. Tremlett. (Reporting by Nick Mulvenney; editing by Patrick Johnston)