New Zealand win toss, bat first v Australia

MELBOURNE, Feb 4 (Reuters) New Zealand won the toss and will bat first in the tri-series one-day international against Australia today.

Teams: Australia - Ricky Ponting (captain), Adam Gilchrist, Matthew Hayden, Brad Hodge, Michael Clarke, Mike Hussey, Cameron White, Brett Lee, Stuart Clark, Shaun Tait, Mitchell Johnson.

New Zealand - Stephen Fleming (captain), Lou Vincent, Peter Fulton, Hamish Marshall, Ross Taylor, Scott Styris, Jacob Oram, Brendon McCullum, Daniel Vettori, Mark Gillespie, Shane Bond.

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