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England win toss, elect to bowl against Afghanistan

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Press Trust of India Sydney
England won the toss and elected to field against Afghanistan in their pool A ODI cricket match of the ICC World Cup here today.

England have made two changes to their side. In place of Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes, Ravi Bopara and James Tredwell come in.

Afghanistan have also made two changes, bringing in Shafuqullah Shafaq and Nasir Jamal in place of Asghar Stanikzai and Usman Ghani.

Teams:

Afghanistan: Nawroz Mangal, Javed Ahmadi, Afsar Zazai, Nasir Jamal, Samiullah Shenwari, Shafiqullah, Mohammad Nabi (capt), Najibullah Zadran, Dawlat Zadran, Shapoor Zadran, Hamid Hassan.

England: Ian Bell, Alex Hales, James Taylor, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (capt), Jos Buttler, Ravi Bopara, Chris Jordan, James Tredwell, Stuart Broad, James Anderson.

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First Published: Mar 13 2015 | 9:13 AM IST

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