England elect to bat against West Indies
PTI
Chennai, 17 March 2011: England captain Andrew Strauss won the toss and elected to bat against the West Indies in their Group B match of the World Cup here at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Thursday.
England have made a few changes, bringing in Chris Tremlett for James Anderson, James Tredwell for Ajmal Shahzad and Luke Wright in place of Paul Collingwood.
West Indies have brought back Chris Gayle in place of Shivnarine Chanderpaul and legspinner Devendra Bishoo makes his ODI debut, replacing Nikita Miller.
Teams:
England: Andrew Strauss (capt), Eoin Morgan, Jonathan Trott, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Matt Prior, Tim Bresnan, Graeme Swann, James Tredwell, Luke Wright, Chris Tremlett.
West Indies: Darren Sammy (capt), Chris Gayle, Devon Smith, Darren Bravo, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Kieron Pollard, Devon Thomas, Sulieman Benn, Kemar Roach, Andre Russell, Devendra Bishoo.