Australia set 311 to win first Ashes Test

NOTTINGHAM: Australia were set a target of 311 runs to win the first Ashes Test after dismissing England for 375 in the hosts' second innings on the fourth day at Trent Bridge on Saturday.

No side has made more to win in the fourth innings of a Trent Bridge Test than England's 284 for six against New Zealand in 2004.

Ian Bell top-scored for England with 109 and shared a seventh-wicket stand of 138 with Stuart Broad, who made 65 after controversially being given not out Friday after edging teenage debutant spinner Ashton Agar to Australia captain Michael Clarke at slip.

This is the first of a five-Test series. (AFP)