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05-Sep-2012 13:00:00 GMT
England v South Africa, 5th NatWest ODI, Trent Bridge

England to Bat; Ontong, Morkel in

Nottingham: England skipper Alastair Cook won the toss and decided to bat against South Africa in the fifth and final one-day international at Trent Bridge on Wednesday.

The hosts, who lead the series 2-1, made two changes to the side which beat South Africa by six wickets at Lord's on Sunday.

Jonny Bairstow replaced Jonathan Trott, who suffered a hand injury after being hit by a Dale Steyn delivery, while Chris Woakes came in for Steven Finn, who has a back problem.

South Africa also made two changes, with Ryan Mclaren and Lonwabo Tsotsobe making way for Justin Ontong and Morne Morkel.

Teams:

England: Alastair Cook (captain), Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan, Craig Kieswetter (wk), Samit Patel, Chris Woakes, James Tredwell, James Anderson, Jade Dernbach.

South Africa: AB de Villiers (captain & wk), Graeme Smith, Hashim Amla, Dean Elgar, JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Justin Ontong, Wayne Parnell, Robin Peterson, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel.


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