West Indies win toss, elect to bat first

Mumbai, Nov 5 (UNI) West Indies captain Brian Lara won the toss and decided to bat first against Australia in the final of the Champions Trophy at the Brabourne stadium here today.

The defending champions made one change from the semi-final playing 11, bringing Corey Collymore in place of Dwayne Smith while specialist spinner Brad Hogg replaces Mitchell Johnson in the Australian team.

The teams: Australia: Adam Gilchrist (w-k), Shane Watson, Ricky Ponting (c), Damien Martyn, Andrew Symonds, Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey, Brett Lee, Brad Hogg, Nathan Bracken, Glenn McGrath.

West Indies: Chris Gayle, Shivnaraine Chanderpaul, Dwayne Bravo, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Runako Morton, Brian Lara (c), Marlon Samuels, Carlton Baugh (w-k), Ian Bradshaw, Jerome Taylor, Colly Collymore Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (South Africa), Aleem Dar (Pakistan) Third Umpire: Mark Benson (England) Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka).

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