Hobart - Australia were 438 for three at the close after winning the toss on the first day of the opening Test against the West Indies in Hobart on Thursday.
Adam Voges was unbeaten on 174 with Shaun Marsh not out 139.
The West Australian pair batted through the last two sessions in an unbroken 317-run fourth-wicket stand.
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