Australia win toss; Elect to field against England

Jaipur, Oct 21 (UNI) Australian skipper Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to field against England in a crucial Group A tie of the Champions Trophy here today.

For the first time since the 1987 World Cup, England and Australia are facing each other in India and a loss here could effectively end either of the team's Champions Trophy campaign.

Australia have made one change to the side that played against West Indies by bringing in pacer Mitchell Johnson in place of spinner Brad Hogg. England, meanwhile, have fielded the same suqad that lost to India on Sunday.

Teams: Australia: Ricky Ponting (capt), Adam Gilchrist (wk), Shane Watson, Damien Martyn, Andrew Symonds. Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey, Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Bracken, Glenn McGrath, Brad Hogg (12th man).

England: Andrew Flintoff (capt), Chris Read (wk), Andrew Strauss, Ian Bell, Michael Yardy, Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood, Jamie Dalrymple, Sajid Mahmood, Stephen Harmison, James Anderson, Ricky Clarke (12th man) Match referee: Jeff Crowe Umpires: Steve Bucknor, Billy Bowden, Third Umpire: Daryl Harper Fourth Umpire: Simon Taufel UNI DH PM DS1435