England opts to bat against Ireland

England captain Andrew Strauss won the toss and elected to bat against Ireland in their Group B match of the cricket World Cup here on Wednesday.

For England, pacer Stuart Broad is back from illness in place of Ajmal Shahzad.

In the Irish team, Gary Wilson is back in the side in place of Andre Botha.

Teams:

England: Andrew Strauss (capt), Kevin Pietersen, Jonathan Trott, Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood, Matt Prior (wk), Michael Yardy, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James Anderson.

Ireland: William Porterfield (capt), Paul Stirling, Ed Joyce, Niall O’Brien (wk), Alex Cusack, Kevin O’Brien, Gary Wilson, John Mooney, Trent Johnston, George Dockrell, Boyd Rankin.

Source:the hindu