Sri Lankan cricket fans cheer ahead of the Cricket World Cup quarterfinal match between Sri Lanka and England in Colombo, March 26, 2011. — Photo by AP Dawn News Updates
COLOMBO: England captain Andrew Strauss won the toss and elected to bat first in their World Cup quarter-final against Sri Lanka at R Premadasa Stadium on Saturday.
Sri Lanka decided to play three spinners and drafted in Rangana Herath in place of seamer Nuwan Kulasekara.England were unchanged from their last group match against West Indies. Ian Bell will open the innings alongside Strauss.
The winner of the match will play New Zealand in the semi-final on Tuesday at the same venue.
Teams: England – Andrew Strauss (captain), Ian Bell, Jonathan Trott, Eoin Morgan, Ravi Bopara, Matt Prior, Luke Wright, Tim Bresnan, Graeme Swann, James Tredwell, Chris Tremlett.Sri Lanka – Kumar Sangakkara (captain), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Silva, Angelo Mathews, Rangana Herath, Lasith Malinga, Ajantha Mendis, Muttiah Muralitharan.
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