Australia wins toss, bat vs. India in T20
Updated: February 03, 2012, 03:36
MELBOURNE, Australia(AP) Australia won the toss and chose to bat first against India in their Twenty20 match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday.
India kept the same side which lost the first game while Australia made three changes: Aaron Finch, Shaun Marsh and Clint McKay were brought in to replace Travis Birt, Dan Christian and James Faulkner.
Australia captain George Bailey said it was a "beautiful wicket, looks hard, full of runs.''
Australia won the first Twenty20 game by 31 runs on Wednesday at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
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Teams:
Australia: George Bailey (captain), David Warner, Aaron Finch, Shaun Marsh, David Hussey, Matthew Wade, Mitchell Marsh, Brad Hogg, Brett Lee, Clint McKay, Xavier Doherty.
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Rahul Sharma, Vinay Kumar, Pravin Kumar.
Umpires: Simon Fry and Bruce Oxenford, Australia.
TV Umpire: Paul Reiffel, Australia; Match Referee: Andy Pycroft, Zimbabwe.
