da spicy bet： MELBOURNE, Dec 15 AAP – Australian captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat in the day-night tri-series cricket match against England at the MCG.
AAP15-Dec-2002MELBOURNE, Dec 15 AAP – Australian captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat in the day-night tri-series cricket match against England at the MCG.Play was to start in hot and sunny conditions with a crowd of up to 70,000 expected.England gave a debut to young paceman James Anderson, who replaced veteran Andrew Caddick, who has been struggling with a knee injury.Paul Collingwood was England’s 12th man.Australia retained the same side that won Friday’s series opener in Sydney, with Andrew Bichel the 12th man.Teams:Australia: Ricky Pointing (capt), Adam Gilchrist, Matthew Hayden, Damien Martyn, Darren Lehmann, Michael Bevan, Shane Watson, Shane Warne, Brett Lee, Jason Gillespie, Glenn McGrath.England: Nasser Hussain (capt), Marcus Trescothick, Nick Knight, Ronnie Irani, Ian Blackwell, Owais Shah, Alec Stewart, Craig White, Gareth Batty, James Anderson, James Kirtley.