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1st Test: England win toss, opt to bat first

India Blooms News Service | | Nov 09, 2016, at 03:02 pm

Rajkot, Nov 9 (IBNS): England won the toss and opted to bat first in the first Test against India on Wednesday.

England squad: A Cook, H Hameed, J Root, B Duckett, M Ali, B Stokes, J Bairstow, C Woakes, A Rashid, Z Ansari, S Broad

Indian squad: M Vijay, G Gambhir, C Pujara, V Kohli, A Rahane, R Jadeja, R Ashwin, W Saha, A Mishra, M Shami, U Yadav

image: Respective official Twitter accounts

#England win toss # England #India #Alaister Cook

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