Australia elect to bat against India

CENTURION, South Africa - Australia captain Ricky Ponting elected to bat after winning the toss against India in the Champions Trophy here on Monday.

By (AFP)

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Published: Mon 28 Sep 2009, 8:09 PM

Last updated: Thu 2 Apr 2015, 8:49 AM

India made two changes from the side that lost to Pakistan on Saturday bringing in spinner Amit Mishra and seamer Praveen Kumar in place of Yusuf Pathan and Rudra Pratap Singh.

Australia retained the team that defeated the West Indies in the previous match.

Pakistan have won both of their matches in the four-team Group A while Australia have one victory after one game. India and the West Indies have yet to win a match. The top two sides advance to the semi-finals.

Australia: Ricky Ponting (capt), Shane Watson, Tim Paine, Cameron White, Callum Ferguson, Michael Hussey, James Hopes, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Nathan Hauritz, Peter Siddle.

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Harbhajan Singh, Amit Mishra, Praveen Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Ashish Nehra.

Umpires: Tony Hill (NZL) and Billy Bowden (NZL)

TV umpire: Asad Rauf (PAK)

Match referee: Jeff Crowe (NZL)


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