Australia vs. England Test Series 2013: Day 1 Scorecard and Recap from Brisbane

Stuart Broad arrived in Australia as public enemy No. 1, but he rose to the occasion on Day 1 of the first Ashes Test, taking five wickets as England destroyed their hosts' top order at Brisbane.

Broad was hammered for his refusal to walk during the summer Ashes series, an act of "blatant cheating," according to Darren Lehmann—per BBC Sport—who called on the Australian crowd to send him home crying.

However, only one nation will be shedding tears after Michael Clarke won the toss and elected to bat—describing the wicket as "fantastic," per ESPN Cricinfo. Australia limped through to stumps on 273 for 8, Broad having claimed five wickets in a vintage display of fast bowling.

Batsman	Dismissal	Runs	Mins	Balls
CJL Rogers	c Bell b Broad	1	15	9
DA Warner	c Pietersen b Broad	49	142	82
SR Watson	c Swann b Broad	22	99	71
MJ Clarke	c Bell b Broad	1	7	10
SPD Smith	c Cook b Tremlett	31	80	59
GJ Bailey	c Cook b Anderson	3	20	15
BJ Haddin	not out	78		132
MG Johnson	b Broad	64	143	134
PM Siddle	c Cook b Anderson	7	20	18
RJ Harris	not out	4		11
Extras	(lb 11, w 1, nb 1)	13
Total	(8 wickets; 90 overs)	273

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
JM Anderson	22	5	61	2
SCJ Broad	20	3	65	5
CT Tremlett	19	3	51	1
GP Swann	26	4	80	0
JE Root	3	1	5	0

The Brisbane Courier Mail had called for a ban on Broad's name prior to the opening Test, per Dan Liebke of the Guardian. The silence was supposed to unnerve the English bowler, but it was he who had the last laugh on Thursday.

Australia's innings actually did not get off to a bad start, despite the loss of Chris Rogers for a solitary run, caught by Ian Bell off the bowling of Broad.

Clarke's men improved to 71 for 1 just before lunch, but when Shane Watson departed for 22, it sparked a collapse that saw four wickets tumble for a return of just 29 runs as they fell to 100 for 5.

Broad was hardly assaulted by abuse from the home support, but he was greeted by boos as well as a banner that read "we know what you did last summer."

The symbolic wicket of the opening day saw Broad remove captain Clarke, who had done so much in the build-up to give his side some sort of psychological advantage. The Australian skipper had named Alastair Cook's team before the England man had addressed the media, and he'd also taken shots at James Anderson.

However, Clarke had no answer to Broad's short ball—used well throughout the day—and Bell was again on hand to complete the honours as the Aussie captain was sent packing for a single run.

David Warner had provided some resistance to reach 49, but he lost focus as he attempted to score off another short one from Broad, finding Kevin Pietersen at cover.

Following exits for Steve Smith (31) and George Bailey (3), to Chris Tremlett and Anderson, respectively, Australia were in dire straits at 132 for 6.

However, they finally found a noteworthy partnership as Brad Haddin and Mitchell Johnson put on a 114-run stand. Haddin was the day's top scorer and will resume on Friday, having advanced to an unbeaten 78 from 132 balls.

The pair's resistance threatened to ruin England's day as the Aussies recovered to 246 for 6, but Broad had one final impact to make. After the short ball had done so much damage throughout the first two sessions, he this time pitched one further up to penetrate Johnson's defences for 64.

Peter Siddle (7) then quickly departed to Anderson as England finished the day totally on top, well-positioned to remove the rest of the Australian batting lineup for under 300 on Day 2.