Australia win toss and bat against Netherlands

Basseterre, St Kitts:Australian captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat in the Group A match against the Netherlands at Warner Park here on Sunday.

Australia, who beat Scotland by 202 runs in their opening match remained unchanged, while the Netherlands, who received a 221-run mauling at the hands of South Africa, made two changes from their line-up.

Australia:

Ricky Ponting (capt), Adam Gilchrist, Nathan Bracken, Michael Clarke, Matthew Hayden, Brad Hodge, Brad Hogg, Michael Hussey, Glenn McGrath, Shaun Tait, Shane Watson

Netherlands:

Luuk van Troost (capt), Daan van Bunge, Ryan ten Doeschate, Alexei Kervezee, Tim de Leede, Peter Borren, Adeel Raja, Mark Jonkman, Darron Reekers, Jeroen Smits, Bas Zuiderent

Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WIS) and Tony Hill (NZL)

Tv replays: Asoka de Silva (SRI)

Reserve umpire: Mark Benson (ENG)

Match referee: Javagal Srinath (IND)

Pitch: hard

AFP