Scorecard

West Indies [Images] captain Brian Lara [Images] won the toss and elected to bat against Australia in a Group A match of the ICC [Images] Champions Trophy, at the Brabourne stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday.

The West Indies, who were crushed by Sri Lanka [Images] by nine wickets in their last match of the qualifiers, were forced to make a change. Shivnarine Chanderpaul [Images], who is down with severe dehydration due to food poisoning, was replaced by Runako Morton.

Chris Gayle will open the batting with fellow left-hander Wavell Hinds.

For Australia, Shane Watson was entrusted with the task of opening the innings with Adam Gilchrist [Images], who makes a return to the Australian side after being rested for the Malaysia tri-series.

The pitch used for the match will come under special scrutiny following two low-scoring encounters, the last two at the venue.

The West Indies were bowled out for a paltry 80 against Sri Lanka, while New Zealand [Images] successfully defended a meager 195 by bowling out South Africa for 108.

Cricket Club of India president Rajsingh Dungarpur had remarked on Tuesday that if the pitch produces another low-scoring affair, then the final could be shifted to some other venue.

Teams:

West Indies: Brian Lara (captain), Ramnaresh Sarwan [Images] Runako Morton, Chris Gayle, Wavell Hinds, Dwayne Bravo [Images], Dwayne Smith, Marlon Samuels, Carlton Baugh Jr, Ian Bradshaw, Jerome Taylor [Images].

Australia: Ricky Ponting [Images] (captain), Adam Gilchrist, Shane Watson, Damien Martyn, Andrew Symonds [Images], Michael Clarke [Images], Michael Hussey, Brad Hogg [Images], Brett Lee [Images], Nathan Bracken [Images], Glenn McGrath.