Commentary: England vs Afghanistan

England and Afghanistan made two changes to their side

March 13, 2015 09:37 am | Updated March 30, 2016 07:15 am IST - Sydney

Players from England and Afghanistan stand together during the playing of the national anthems before the start of their Cricket World Cup match at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) March 13, 2015. REUTERS/David Gray (AUSTRALIA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET)

Players from England and Afghanistan stand together during the playing of the national anthems before the start of their Cricket World Cup match at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) March 13, 2015. REUTERS/David Gray (AUSTRALIA - Tags: SPORT CRICKET)

England won the toss and elected to field against Afghanistan in their pool A ODI cricket match of the ICC World Cup in Sydney on Friday.

England has made two changes to their side. In place of Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes, Ravi Bopara and James Tredwell come in.

Afghanistan has also made two changes, bringing in Shafuqullah Shafaq and Nasir Jamal in place of Asghar Stanikzai and Usman Ghani.

Teams:

Afghanistan: Nawroz Mangal, Javed Ahmadi, Afsar Zazai, Nasir Jamal, Samiullah Shenwari, Shafiqullah, Mohammad Nabi (capt), Najibullah Zadran, Dawlat Zadran, Shapoor Zadran, Hamid Hassan.

England: Ian Bell, Alex Hales, James Taylor, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (capt), Jos Buttler, Ravi Bopara, Chris Jordan, James Tredwell, Stuart Broad, James Anderson.

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