Scotland win toss and ask Australia to bat

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, Mar 14 (Reuters) Scotland captain Craig Wright won the toss and asked Australia to bat in their World Cup Group A opening match at Warner Park today.

Teams: Australia - Matthew Hayden, Adam Gilchrist, Ricky Ponting (captain), Michael Clarke, Brad Hodge, Michael Hussey, Shane Watson, Brad Hogg, Nathan Bracken, Shaun Tait, Glenn McGrath.

Scotland - Fraser Watts, Majid Haq, Ryan Watson, Gavin Hamilton, Dougie Brown, Navdeep Poonia, Colin Smith, Craig Wright (captain), Glenn Rogers, John Blain, Paul Hoffman.

Umpires: Asoka de Silva (Sri Lanka) and Steve Bucknor (Jamaica).

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