The defending champion Australia skipper Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat first against Zimbabwe in Group A World Cup match in Ahmedabad on Monday.

Lineups:

Australia: SR Watson, BJ Haddin†, RT Ponting*, MJ Clarke, CL White, DJ Hussey, SPD Smith, MG Johnson, JW Hastings, JJ Krejza, B Lee.

Zimbabwe: BRM Taylor, CK Coventry, T Taibu†, SC Williams, CR Ervine, E Chigumbura*, P Utseya, SW Masakadza, AG Cremer, GA Lamb, RW Price.