T20 World Cup: England win toss, elect to field first against Ireland

MELBOURNE: England won the toss and elected to bowl first against Ireland amid rain threats here at Melbourne Cricket Ground in the Group 1 match of the ICC T20 World Cup Super 12 on Wednesday.

Playing XIs: 

England: Jos Buttler (capt & wk), Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

Ireland: Paul Stirling, Andy Balbirnie, Lorcan Tucker, Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Fionn Hand, Barry McCarthy, Josh Little.