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Saturday, March 12, 2011

Bangladesh elect to field against England

Updated at: 1327 PST,  Friday, March 11, 2011
CHITTAGONG: Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and opted to field against England in a World Cup Group B match here at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Friday.England made three changes to the squad that beat South Africa on Sunday. While opener Kevin Pietersen and pace bowler Stuart Broad have returned home injured, all rounder Michael Yardy was also dropped. Pietersen's replacement Eoin Morgan was playing his first World Cup match for England after flying into the country just three days ago while Paul Collingwood was also back after missing the last match with a knee problem. Fast bowler Ajmal Shahzad was picked instead of Yardy.Bangladesh made only one change to the squad that was humiliated in a nine-wicket defeat by West Indies last week. Mahmudullah replaced Mohammad Ashraful in the playing XI.Both teams need to win Friday's match to boost their chances of a quarter-final berth.Teams: Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Junaid Siddique, Raqibul Hasan, Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Naeem Islam, Abdur Razzak, Shafiul Islam, Rubel Hossain England - Andrew Strauss, Matt Prior, Jonathan Trott, Ian Bell, Eoin Morgan, Ravi Bopara, Paul Collingwood, Tim Bresnan, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Ajmal Shahzad.