Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott set a series of records as England hit an extraordinary 517-1 on the final day of the first Ashes Test before declaring.
The match finished in an expected draw, Australia replying with 107-1 having been set 297 to win from 41 overs.
Cook's 235 not out was the sixth best Ashes score by an Englishman and he also surpassed Sir Don Bradman for the highest Test score at the Gabba.
Cook and Trott (135no) put on 329, the ninth highest England stand in history.
Cook and Trott's partnership was the most productive by an England pairing on Australian soil and the best by any duo in Brisbane, beating the 307 produced by Mike Hussey and Brad Haddin earlier in the same match.
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