CENTURION: England captain Andrew Strauss has won the toss and elected to bat against Australia in the first semi-finals of the ICC Champions Trophy here at the Super Sport Park on Friday.
England, rebounding from a 6-1 series loss at home to Australia last month, have made three changes to their team.
Fast bowler Stuart Broad has a sprained buttock and his place has been taken by Tim Bresnan.
England have chosen a specialist wicketkeeper in Steve Davies, making his one-day international debut, with Eoin Morgan returning to the outfield after standing in for the injured Matt Prior in their two previous matches.
Batsman Ravi Bopara has been dropped, along with left-arm seamer Ryan Sidebottom, who has been replaced by Graham Onions.
Australia, who are unbeaten in the competition, have named an unchanged starting XI.
Teams
England - Andrew Strauss, Joe Denly, Owais Shah, Paul Collingwood, Eoin Morgan, Steve Davies, Luke Wright, Tim Bresnan, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Graham Onions.
Australia - Shane Watson, Tim Paine, Ricky Ponting, Michael Hussey, Cameron White, Callum Ferguson, James Hopes, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Nathan Hauritz, Peter Siddle.
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