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Windies win toss, opt to bat

Bridgetown - West Indies captain Chris Gayle won the toss Saturday and chose to bat first against South Africa in the third and final cricket test at Kensington Oval.

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The home team made a last-minute change after fast bowler Nelon Pascal sustained a neck injury just before the start.

The West Indies called up 22-year-old fast bowler Brandon Bess for his test debut to replace Pascal. The West Indies also included opener Dale Richards at the expense of the out-of-form Travis Dowlin.

South Africa made one change to the team that drew the second test at St. Kitts on Tuesday.

Off-spinner Johan Botha was called in to replace left-arm seamer Lonwabo Tsotsobe.

Teams:

West Indies: Chris Gayle (captain), Dale Richards, Narsingh Deonarine, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Brendan Nash, Dwayne Bravo, Denesh Ramdin, Shane Shillingford, Sulieman Benn, Kemar Roach, Brandon Bess.

South Africa: Graeme Smith (captain), Alviro Petersen, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, A.B. de Villiers, Ashwell Prince, Mark Boucher, Johan Botha, Dale Steyn, Paul Harris, Morne Morkel.

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