England elect to field against Sri Lanka
By (AFP)
Published: Fri 25 Sep 2009, 8:54 PM
Last updated: Thu 2 Apr 2015, 8:49 AM
Sri Lanka beat South Africa by 55 runs in their opening match of the four-team group, while England are playing their first game. New Zealand are the other side in the group.
The top two sides advance to the semi-finals.
Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara (capt), Sanath Jayasuriya, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Angelo Mathews, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Thilina Kandamby
England: Andrew Strauss (capt), James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Paul Collingwood, Joe Denly, Eoin Morgan, Graham Onions, Matt Prior, Owais Shah, Graeme Swann, Luke Wright
Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) and Billy Bowden (NZL)
TV umpire: Tony Hill (NZL)
Match referee: Javagal Srinath (IND)