England wins toss and bats first

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC



England won the toss and chose to bat on the opening day of the fifth and final Test against West Indies on Friday at Queen\'s Park Oval.



England made three changes to their side with Matt Prior, debutant Amjad Khan, and Monty Panesar replacing Tim Ambrose, Ravi Bopara, and Ryan Sidebottom.



West Indies made two changes, bringing Lendl Simmons and Lionel Baker in to replace Sulieman Benn and Jerome Taylor, who has an injured left ankle.



Simmons becomes the 273rd player to wear the Maroon Cap of the West Indies.



West Indies lead the five-Test series 1-0, following an innings and 23-run victory in the opening Test at Sabina Park in Jamaica, where they bowled England out for their third-lowest total in Tests of 51.



This was followed by the aborted second Test at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground in Antigua, and drawn Tests at the Antigua Recreation Ground and Kensington Oval.



Teams:



WEST INDIES: Chris Gayle (captain), Devon Smith, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Lendl Simmons, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Brendan Nash, Ryan Hinds, Denesh Ramdin, Daren Powell, Fidel Edwards, Lionel Baker



ENGLAND: Andrew Strauss (captain), Alastair Cook, Owais Shah, Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood, Matt Prior, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Amjad Khan, Monty Panesar



UMPIRES: Daryl Harper, Russell Tiffin, TV Replays: Aleem Dar, Reserve: Clyde Duncan



MATCH REFEREE: Allan Hurst