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Australia elect to bat in final
Source: PTI
September 24, 2006 11:44 IST

Australian captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat against the West Indies in the final of the DLF Cup one-day international tri-series in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.

Michael Clarke, Shane Watson and Nathan Bracken returned to the Australian side which defeated India in the last league match on Friday to reach the final.

Making way for the trio were Matthew Hayden, Brad Hogg and Stuart Clark.

West Indies brought back fast bowlers Jerome Taylor and Fidel Edwards in place of Marlon Samuels and Corey Collymore.

Teams:

Australia: Ricky Ponting (captain), Simon Katich, Shane Watson, Damien Martyn, Andrew Symonds, Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey, Brad Haddin, Brett Lee, Glenn McGrath and Nathan Bracken.

West Indies: Brian Lara (captain), Chris Gayle, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Runako Morton, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Dwayne Bravo, Wavell Hinds, Dwayne Smith, Carlton Baugh Jr., Ian  Bradshaw and Jerome Taylor.

 

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