West Indies captain Chris Gayle won the toss on Sunday and chose to bowl first in the third Test against England at the Antigua Recreation Ground.England made two changes to the side that played in the abandoned second Test at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. Left-arm spinner Monty Panesar has been replaced by off-spinner Graeme Swann while Steve Harmison returns at the expense of left-arm seamer Ryan Sidebottom.The West Indies, leading the five-match series 1-0 following their innings victory in Jamaica, kept the same side they selected two days ago.Left-handed batsman Ryan Hinds, who also bowls useful left-arm spin, replaced Xavier Marshall from the team that won the first test.England made a confident start to the third Test against West Indies on Sunday, reaching 58 without loss at lunch on the first day at the Antigua Recreation Ground.The game had been hastily arranged following the abandonment of the second Test on Friday after just ten balls when the field at the Sir Vivian Richards stadium was deemed unfit.Even the umpire referral system won't be used during the Test due to shortage of time in organising the game.The start was delayed by 45 minutes due to overnight rain and after West Indies captain Chris Gayle had won the toss. Play began exactly 48 hours after it had finished on Friday.England captain Andrew Strauss looked in particularly good form as he hit seven fours to reach 34 not out by the interval with Alastair Cook on 24.West Indies won the first Test in Jamaica by an innings after bowling England out for 51.
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