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Teams for first Ashes test

BRISBANE, Nov 23 (Reuters) Australia and England today named the following teams for the first Ashes test.

Australia won the toss and will bat.

Australia: Ricky Ponting (captain), Matthew Hayden, Justin Langer, Damien Martyn, Mike Hussey, Michael Clarke, Adam Gilchrist, Shane Warne, Brett Lee, Stuart Clark, Glenn McGrath.

12th man: Mitchell Johnson England: Andrew Flintoff (captain), Andrew Strauss, Alastair Cook, Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood, Kevin Pietersen, Geraint Jones, Ashley Giles, Matthew Hoggard, Steve Harmison, James Anderson. 12th man. Sajid Mahmood.

Reuters SBA VP0634

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