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Windies win toss, elect to bat

November 05, 2006 15:44 IST

West Indies [ Images ] cricket captain Brian Lara [ Images ] won the toss and elected to bat against Australia [ Images ] in the ICC [ Images ] Champions Trophy [ Images ] final in Mumbai [ Images ] on Sunday.

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Both the teams have made one change each from the elevens that won their respective semi-finals.

Holders West Indies brought in paceman Corey Collymore for all-rounder Dwayne Smith [ Images ] while Australia, bidding to win their first-ever Champions Trophy title, omitted left arm pacer Mitchell Johnson [ Images ] and included left arm wrist spinner Brad Hogg [ Images ] in his place.

The teams:

Australia: Ricky Ponting [ Images ] (captain), Adam Gilchrist [ Images ], Shane Watson [ Images ], Damien Martyn, Andrew Symonds [ Images ], Michael Hussey [ Images ], Michael Clarke [ Images ], Brett Lee [ Images ], Nathan Bracken [ Images ], Brad Hogg, Glenn McGrath [ Images ]. 12th man: Mitchell Johnson.

West Indies: Brian Lara (captain), Chris Gayle [ Images ], Shivnarine Chanderpaul [ Images ], Ramnaresh Sarwan [ Images ], Runako Morton, Dwayne Bravo [ Images ], Marlon Samuels, Carlton Bough, Ian Bradshaw, Corey Collymore, Jerome Taylor [ Images ]. 12th man: Dwayne Smith.

Umpires: Rudi Koertzen [ Images ] and Aleem Dar

Third umpire: Billy Bowden

Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle.

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