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Tuesday, July 05, 2011

3rd ODI: England win toss, bat against Sri Lanka

LONDON: England captain Alastair Cook won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the third one-day international at Lord's here on Sunday. Both sides were unchanged from the second one-day international at Headingley on Friday which Sri Lanka won by 69 runs to level the five-match series at 1-1 after Cook won the toss and fielded. Teams England: Craig Kieswetter (wk), Alastair Cook (captain), Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Eoin Morgan, Ian Bell, Tim Bresnan, Graeme Swann, Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Jade DernbachSri Lanka: Tillakaratne Dilshan (captain), Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Thilina Kandamby, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Jeevan Mendis, Nuwan Kulasekera, Suranga Lakmal, Suraj Randiv, Lasith MalingaUmpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Nigel Llong (ENG), Third umpire: Richard Illingworth (ENG)
Match referee: Alan Hurst (AUS)