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Windies win toss, elect to bat

October 28, 2006 15:09 IST
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West Indies captain Brian Lara won the toss and elected to bat against England in their concluding Group 'A' league match of the Champions Trophy, at the Sardar Patel stadium, in Motera, Ahmedabad, on Saturday.

The West Indies, who have already secured a spot in the semi-finals, made two changes to the team that beat India in the last match, bringing in pacemen Corey Collymore and Fidel Edwards for Ian Bradshaw and Dwayne Smith.

England dropped out-of-form speedster Steve Harmison and included Jon Lewis in the playing eleven.

Teams:

England: Andrew Flintoff (captain), Andrew Strauss, Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood, Kevin Pietersen, Michael Yardy, Jamie Dalrymple, Chris Read (wk), Sajid Mahmood, Jon Lewis, James Anderson.

West Indies: Brian Lara (captain), Chris Gayle, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Dwayne Bravo, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Runako Morton, Marlon Samuels, Carlton Baugh (wk), Fidel Edwards, Corey Colleymore, Jerome Taylor.

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