England win toss, bat in sixth ODI
England captain Andrew Strauss won the toss and chose to bat first against Australia in the sixth one-day match at the SCG.
In warm conditions in Sydney, Australia brought in South Australia n duo Shaun Tait and Callum Ferguson for Doug Bollinger and Shaun Marsh, who has a hamstring injury.
Ferguson's recall to the team, to bat at No.3, provides him the chance to make a case for inclusion in the World Cup squad should Mike Hussey fail to recovery from a serious hamstring injury in time.
Tait plays his first match since suffering a glute strain during the second match of the series in Hobart.
England have recalled left-arm spinner Michael Yardy as the tourists battle a raft of injuries to their pace attack.
Ajmal Shahzad (hamstring) and Chris Tremlett (side strain) have both been ruled out of the remainder of the series, with Liam Plunkett en route from the England Lions tour of the Caribbean to be in the squad for the final match at Perth on Sunday.
Teams
Australia : Michael Clarke (capt), Shane Watson, Brad Haddin, Callum Ferguson, Cameron White, David Hussey, Steve Smith, Mitchell Johnson, John Hastings, Brett Lee, Shaun Tait, Doug Bollinger (12th man).
England: Andrew Strauss (capt), Matt Prior, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Eoin Morgan, Paul Collingwood, Michael Yardy, Chris Woakes, Jimmy Anderson, Steve Finn, James Tredwell (12th man).
