England v India - 3rd Test, Day 1: Alastair Cook opts to bat

Southampton (England), July 27 (IANS): England captain Alastair Cook won the toss and elected to bat against India in the third cricket Test of their five-match series at the Ageas Bowl here Sunday.

Squads:

England: Alastair Cook (captain), Sam Robson, Gary Ballance, Ian Bell, Joe Root, Moeen Ali, Jos Buttler, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Stuart Broad, James Anderson.

India: Murali Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Pankaj Singh.