By IANS,
Bangalore : England captain Andrew Strauss won the toss and elected to bat against Ireland in their Group B World Cup cricket match here Wednesday.
England: Andrew Strauss (captain), Kevin Pietersen, Jonathan Trott, Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood, Matt Prior (wicket-keeper), Michael Yardy, Tim Bresnan, Graeme Swann, Stuart Broad, James Anderson.
Ireland: Willam Porterfield (captain), Paul Stirling, Ed Joyce, Niall O’Brien (wicket-keeper), Alex Cusack, Kevin O’Brien, Andre Botha, John Mooney, Trent Johnston, George Dockrell, Boyd Rankin.