England win toss, bat first v Australia

ADELAIDE, Dec 1 (Reuters) England today won the toss and elected to bat first in the second Ashes test against Australia starting at Adelaide Oval.

Both teams retained the same sides that played in last week's first test in Brisbane, which Australia won by 277 runs.

Teams: Australia - Ricky Ponting (captain), Matthew Hayden, Justin Langer, Damien Martyn, Mike Hussey, Michael Clarke, Adam Gilchrist, Brett Lee, Shane Warne, Stuart Clark, Glenn McGrath, Mitchell Johnson (12th man) England - Andrew Flintoff (captain), Andrew Strauss, Alastair Cook, Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood, Kevin Pietersen, Geraint Jones, Ashley Giles, Matthew Hoggard, Steve Harmison, James Anderson, Sajid Mahmood (12th man).

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