Live: Ponting sends India to bat 1st

Nagpur:

Australia captain Ricky Ponting has won the toss and sent India in to bat first on Wednesday in the second ODI of the seven-match series at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium.

Australia have made two changes to the squad that won Sunday's series opener by four runs, with Shaun Marsh replacing injured all-rounder James Hopes and Ben Hilfenhaus in for paceman Brett Lee. Mitchell Johnson's on-time recovery finds him in the playing XI.

India's lineup featured one change, with left-handed batsman Yuvraj Singh returning from injury to replace Virat Kohli.

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, Ashish Nehra and Ishant Sharma.

Australia: Ricky Ponting (captain), Shane Watson, Shaun Marsh, Tim Paine, Michael Hussey, Adam Voges, Cameron White, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Hauritz, Peter Siddle and Ben Hilfenhaus.

Umpires: SK Tarapore, India, and Amiesh Saheba, India.

TV Umpire: Sanjay Hazare, India.

Match Referee: Chris Broad, England.