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Agence France-PresseJanuary 31, 2013 23:45
Cricket: West Indies elect to bat against Australia
The West Indies won the toss and elected to bat in the first one-day international against Australia at the WACA Ground in Perth on Friday.
Captain Michael Clarke returned for the Australians, but explosive opener David Warner was ruled out by a thumb injury suffered at training.
The West Indies handed a debut to Jason Holder.
Australia has been in indifferent form, losing their recent Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka 2-0, after drawing their five-match one-day international series 2-2.
Teams
Australia - Michael Clarke (capt), George Bailey, Aaron Finch, Phil Hughes, Mitchell Johnson, James Faulkner, Glenn Maxwell, Clint McKay, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade, Usman Khawaja, Xavier Doherty (12th man)
West Indies - Darren Sammy (capt), Chris Gayle, Kieran Powell, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Darren Bravo, Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Jason Holder, Sunil Narine, Devon Thomas, Kemar Roach, Johnson Charles (12th man)
Umpires: Asad Rauf (PAK), Paul Reiffel (AUS)
Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle (SRI)
Third Umpire: Nigel Llong (ENG)
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