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India won the toss and elected to bat against England [Images] in the third One-Day International at the Nehru stadium in Fatorda, Goa [Images], on Monday.

India opted for two changes with Ajit Agarkar [Images] and Munaf Patel [Images] replacing Gautam Gambhir [Images] and S Sreesanth [Images].

Munaf will be making his debut after impressing in the Test series against England.

England were dealt a big blow in the form of Kevin Pietersen [Images], who was ruled out due to illness. His place in the team was taken by Vikram Solanki.

England also replaced pacer Kabir Ali with Sajid Mahmood.

The newly-laid pitch at the Fatorda stadium, used mostly for football matches, is expected to help spinners. India have played three matches at the venue, but are yet to register a victory.

India lead 2-0 in the seven-match series after winning the first two matches in New Delhi and Faridabad.

Teams:

India: Rahul Dravid [Images] (captain), Virender Sehwag [Images], Yuvraj Singh [Images], Suresh Raina, Mohammad Kaif, M S Dhoni [Images], Irfan Pathan [Images], Harbhajan Singh [Images], Ramesh Powar [Images], Ajit Agarkar, Munaf Patel.

England: Andrew Flintoff [Images] (captain), Andrew Strauss [Images], Owais Shah, Vikram Solanki, Geraint Jones, Ian Blackwell, James Anderson, Liam Plunkett, Sajid Mahmood, Paul Collingwood [Images], Matt Prior [Images].