Competition frontrunners Australia host England at the MCG in the third game of the 3rd Round.
England field an unchanged lineup for this game, while Australia replace the injured Bruce Reid with fellow left arm paceman Mike Whitney.
The pitch for this game is interesting, with a definite advantage to the team bowling first, but also a lot of help for the spinners late in the match.
Pitch: 118 - Plenty of grass around and the quickies must fancy their chances on such a green wicket. There may also be something in it for the spinners in the final stages so batting may be at its easiest on days 3 and 4.
Day 1 Conditions:
Pitch: 6 - Green Wicket
Weather: 3 - Sunny, some cloud about
Australia lineup:
G.R.Marsh, M.A.Taylor, D.C.Boon, D.M.Jones, M.E.Waugh, A.R.Border (c), I.A.Healy (wk), M.G.Hughes, S.K.Warne, C.J.McDermott, M.R.Whitney
England lineup:
G.A.Gooch (c), A.J.Stewart, G.A.Hick, R.A.Smith, A.J.Lamb, D.A.Reeve, C.C.Lewis, R.C.Russell (wk), D.R.Pringle, P.A.J.DeFreitas, P.C.R.Tufnell
Toss: England
England won the toss, and with the wicket expected to favour the seamers for at least the first 2 days, elected to bowl first.
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