England win toss, to bat first against Ireland

Georgetown, Guyana, Mar 30 (UNI) England captain Michael Vaughan won the toss and elected to bat first against Ireland in their World Cup Super Eight match at Providence Stadium here today.

England named a unchanged team from their last group win over Kenya while Irish captain Trent Johnston returned from a shoulder problem in place of John Mooney.

Teams: England: Ed Joyce, Michael Vaughan (captain), Ian Bell, Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood, Andrew Flintoff, Ravi Bopara, Paul Nixon (wicketkeeper), Sajid Mahmood, James Anderson, Monty Panesar.

Ireland: Trent Johnston (captain), Jeremy Bray, William Porterfield, Eoin Morgan, Niall O'Brien (wicketkeeper), Andre Botha, Kevin O'Brien, Andrew White, Kyle McCallan, Dave Langford-Smith, Boyd Rankin UNI