HYDERABAD Dec 9: Champions England begin their campaign against the debutants South Africa in the sixth World Cup women's cricket championship at Lal Bahadur Stadium here on the morrow.

However, the gloomy weather and continual rains may upset the calculations of the contestants in Group A.

South Africa's West Indian coach Conard Hunte shows no nervousness facing England tomorrow.

Teams

ENGLAND: Karen Smithies (capt), Sue Metcalf (v-capt), Jannette Brittin, Jane Casser (wk), Clare Connor, Barbara Daniels, Charollote Edwards, Katheryn Leng, Laura MacLeod, Beverley Nicholson, Helen Plimmer, Suzanne Redfern, Melissa Raynard, Clare Taylor.

SOUTH AFRICA: Kim Price (capt), Linda Olivier (v-capt), Alica Bezuidenhout, Anina Burger, Helen Davies, Belinda Dermota, Cindy Eksteen, Alta Kotzek, Aluiskaylaars, Kerri Laing, Denise Reid, Elizabeth Akehurst, Karin Swart, Daleen Terblanche.

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