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India elect to bat in 4th ODI

August 30, 2007 19:29 IST

India [ Images ] won the toss and elected to bat in the fourth one-day international match against England [ Images ] at Old Trafford in Manchester on Thursday.

Dravid, who did not hesitate to take the decision of setting a target on a batsman-friendly track, made one change in the team by bringing in Ajit Agarkar [ Images ] in place paceman Munaf Patel [ Images ].

The good news for England was that their skipper Paul Collingwood [ Images ], who was down with stomach cramps, was declared fit to play.

The hosts also received a boost as all-rounder Andrew Flintoff [ Images ] overcame his injury to replace seamer Chris Tremlett.

Teams:

England: Alistair Cook, Matt Prior [ Images ], Ian Bell [ Images ], Kevin Pietersen [ Images ], Paul Collingwood (captain), Andrew Flintoff, Ravi Bopara [ Images ], Owais Shah [ Images ], Stuart Broad [ Images ], James Anderson [ Images ], Monty Panesar [ Images ]

India: Sachin Tendulkar [ Images ], Sourav Ganguly [ Images ], Rahul Dravid [ Images ] (captain), Yuvraj Singh [ Images ], Dinesh Karthik [ Images ], M S Dhoni [ Images ], Ramesh Powar [ Images ], Piyush Chawla [ Images ], Ajit Agarkar, RP Singh [ Images ], Zaheer Khan [ Images ].

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