No sign of play in India-England final

BIRMINGHAM: The Champions Trophy final has been delayed due to rain after England skipper Alastair Cook won the toss and elected to bowl against India at Edgbaston in Birmingham.

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As both teams lined up on the outfield for the national anthems, groundstaff brought a hover cover over the pitch and ensured the surrounding square was fully covered.

The covers over the square were then removed, suggesting just a brief delay, only to be brought back on again as light rain fell.

Crowd hopes of play were raised when most of the covers were removed only to be brought back on again.

No reserve day had been scheduled, failure to bowl the minimum 20 overs per side required for a result to be declared Sunday would see the trophy shared, as happened in Colombo in 2002 when Sri Lanka and India were joint winners.

India remained unchanged for the summit clash while England made one change in their team. Tim Bresnan comes in place of Steve Finn.

The reigning World Cup winners roared into the title clash of what will be the last edition of the tournament, winning all their four matches with consummate ease under the astute leadership of captain MS Dhoni.

England, who have lost in the finals of both the World Cup and the Champions Trophy over the past two decades, will aim to exploit home conditions against a new breed of carefree Indian cricketers who have taken the tournament by storm.

The hosts thrashed South Africa by seven wickets in the tournament's first semifinal at The Oval on Wednesday but more than the margin of victory, the team's ability to bowl out a decent batting line-up in less than 39 overs would have given the English bowlers a big shot in the arm.

India's batting has been in ominous form. Except for the tournament opener against South Africa on June 6, India have never batted beyond No. 4.

Teams:

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravindra Jadeja, Dinesh Karthik, Virat Kohli, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suresh Raina, Ishant Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Umesh Yadav.

England: Alastair Cook (captain), Ravi Bopara, Stuart Broad, Joe Root, James Tredwell, James Anderson, Ian Bell, Tim Bresnan, Jos Buttler, Eoin Morgan, Jonathan Trott.

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