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West Indies win the toss, batting vs Australia in third ODI

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West Indies won the toss and chose to bat against Australia in the decisive third One-day International on Monday at Kensington Oval.

The Windies have made one change to their final 11 from the previous match with Shimron Hetmyer replacing Jason Mohammed.

The Aussies have made three changes, bringing Dan Christian, Ashton Agar and Josh Hazlewood into their line-up, and leaving out Ben McDermott, Wes Agar and Riley Meredith.

The three-match series is level 1-1, after Australia won the first ODI by 133 runs and West Indies won the second ODI by four wickets.

The Windies are seeking a series win over the Aussies in a bilateral ODI series for the first time in 25 years.

Teams:

WEST INDIES: Kieron Pollard (captain), Evin Lewis, Shai Hope (wicketkeeper), Shimron Hetmyer, Darren Bravo, Nicholas Pooran, Jason Holder, Alzarri Joseph, Hayden Walsh Jr, Akeal Hosein, Sheldon Cottrell.

AUSTRALIA: Alex Carey (captain and wicketkeeper), Moises Henriques, Josh Philippe, Mitchell Marsh, Matthew Wade, Ashton Turner, Dan Christian, Ashton Agar, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.

UMPIRES: Joel Wilson, Leslie Reifer Jr.

TV UMPIRE: Nigel Duguid.

MATCH REFEREE: Sir Richie Richardson.

RESERVE UMPIRE: Gregory Brathwaite.

(AR)

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