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West Indies bat first, Dan Christian plays first ODI for seven years
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Monday, 26 July 2021 11:19
West Indies won the toss and decided to bat against Australia
Dan Christian will play his first ODI in more than seven years - and his first List A game in four - as one of three changes for Australia in the deciding match against West Indies
Christian comes in for the injured Ben McDermott who hurt his ankle colliding with a boundary board during the second match. Moises Henriques is slated to open the batting alongside Josh Philippe.
Left-arm spinner Ashton Agar, who has recovered from a hamstring injury, is also recalled to bolster the spin attack while Josh Hazlewood returns. Riley Meredith and Wes Agar miss out.
West Indies, who opted to bat first on a used surface, have made one change with Shimron Hetmyer replacing Jason Mohammed. They have not beaten Australia in a bilateral ODI series since 1995.
West Indies 1 Evin Lewis, 2 Shai Hope (wk), 3 Shimron Hetmyer, 4 Darren Bravo, 5 Nicholas Pooran, 6 Kieron Pollard (capt), 7 Jason Holder, 8 Alzarri Joseph, 9 Hayden Walsh Jr, 10 Akeal Hosein, 11 Sheldon Cottrell
Australia 1 Moises Henriques, 2 Josh Philippe, 3 Mitchell Marsh, 4 Alex Carey (capt & wk), 5 Matthew Wade, 6 Ashton Turner, 7 Dan Christian, 8 Ashton Agar, 9 Mitchell Starc, 10 Adam Zampa, 11 Josh Hazlewood