Cricket: Cook wins toss, England to field against India

Sep 16, 2011 |

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England captain Alastair Cook won the toss and elected to field in the fifth and final one-day international against India at Sophia Gardens here on Friday.

India are seeking to restore some pride in the final one-day international after what has been a dispiriting summer.

They lost the Test series 4-0 and have been decimated by injuries with eight players, including Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh being invalided out of the tour.

By contrast England, already ranked the number one Test team in the world have emphasised their desire to get to the same status in one-day cricket.

Teams

England: Alastair Cook (capt), Craig Kieswetter (wkt), Jonathan Trott, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Jonny Bairstow, Tim Bresnan, Samit Patel, Graeme Swann, Jade Dernbach, Steven Finn

India: MS Dhoni (capt, wkt), Parthiv Patel, Ajinka Rahane, Rahul Dravid, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, RP Singh, Vinay Kumar, Munaf Patel

Series: 2-0 (England)

Results so far: 3 Sept, Durham, No Result, 6 Sept, Southampton England won by seven wickets, 9 Sept, The Oval, England won by three wickets, 11 Sept, Lord's, Match tied

Umpires: B. Doctrove, N. Llong, M. Erasmus

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