Kenya win toss, bat against England

Gros Islet (St. Lucia), March 24 (IANS) Kenya won the toss and decided to bat against England in the final but decisive Group C match of the World Cup at Beausejour Stadium here Saturday.

Both teams require a win to advance to the second round. They are tied with two points each, though England have a better run rate.

New Zealand have already advanced to the second round with six points from this pool.

Teams:

England:
Michael Vaughan (captain), Ed Joyce, Ian Bell, Kevin Pietersen, Andrew Flintoff, Paul Collingwood, Rohan Bopara, Paul Nixon (wicket-keeper), James Anderson, Monty Panesar and Sajid Mahmood

Kenya: Steve Tikolo (captain), Maurice Ouma, Ravindu Shah, Tanmay Mishra, Collins Obuya, Tony Suji, Thomas Odoyo, Jimmy Kamande, Lameck Onyango, Ppeter Ongondo and Hiren Varaiya

Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (South Africa) and Peter Parker (Australia)
Match referee: Mike Procter (South Africa)
TV umpire: Billy Doctrove (West Indies)