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WI opt to bat first in opening ODI against England

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BRIDGETOWN – The West Indies won the toss and opted to bat against England in the first Colonial Medical Insurance One-Day International at Kensington Oval here Wednesday.

West Indies omitted Kemar Roach, Fabian Allen and Sheldon Cottrell from their squad, handing maiden One-Day caps to opener John Campbell and middle order batsman Nicholas Pooran. Meanwhile, England excluded Alex Hales, Tom Curran, David Willey and Joe Denly from their touring party. (EZS)

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West Indies: Jason Holder (captain), Chris Gayle, John Campbell, Shai Hope, Darren Bravo,  Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran, Carlos Brathwaite, Ashley Nurse, Devendra Bishoo and Oshane Thomas.

England: Eoin Morgan (captain), Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid and Mark Wood. 

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