By IANS
London : India captain Rahul Dravid won the toss and decided to bat in the third and final Test against England at the Kennington Oval here Thursday.
India retained the same XI that won the second Test by seven wickets in Nottingham to take a 1-0 lead. England also reposed faith in the same team.
Teams:
India: Rahul Dravid (captain), Wasim Jaffer, Dinesh Karthik, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, V.V.S. Laxman, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wicket-keeper), Zaheer Khan, Anil Kumble, Rudra Pratap Singh and S. Sreesanth
England: Michael Vaughan (captain), Ian Bell, Andrew Strauss, Paul Collingwood, Alastair Cook, Kevin Pietersen, Matt Prior (wicket-keeper), Ryan Sidebottom, James Anderson, Chris Tremlett and Monty Panesar
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WestIndies) and Ian Howell (South Africa)
TV umpire: Peter Hartley (England)
Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka)