Australia ask Sri Lanka to bat

Australia won the toss and elected to bowl against Sri Lanka in the Champions Trophy Group A clash at the oval on Monday.

Both teams remain unchanged.

It will be a virtual quarterfinal clash between the two sides but a lot will depend on the outcome of another Group A match between England and New Zealand in Cardiff to decide the equations.

If New Zealand win, Australia will have to beat Sri Lanka but if England triumph, they must beat the Islanders by a huge margin to surpass Black Caps' net run-rate, currently the best in the Group.

A win will seal Sri Lanka's place in the last four while a defeat will see them go home.

Australia: Shane Watson, Matthew Wade, Philip Hughes, George Bailey(c), AC Voges, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh, James Faulkner, Mitchell Johnson, Clint McKay, Xavier Doherty

Sri Lanka: Kusal Perera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews(c), HDRL Thirimanne, Nuwan Kulasekara, Rangana Herath, RMS Eranga, Lasith Malinga


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