England were forced into multiple changes for their Champions Trophy semi-final against Australia after Stuart Broad and Matt Prior were ruled out.

All-rounder Broad was sidelined with a muscle tear in his left buttock while wicketkeeper Prior has not sufficiently recovered from a virus and was therefore replaced in the official squad by the uncapped Steven Davies.

Yorkshire's Tim Bresnan deputised for Broad while Davies effectively replaced Ravi Bopara, taking the gloves from stand-in Eoin Morgan.

There was one further alteration from the XI which lost to New Zealand on Tuesday night with Ryan Sidebottom suffering from a virus, which meant Graham Onions was recalled.

England captain Andrew Strauss, whose team have shown a marked improvement since losing 6-1 to Australia in the NatWest Series last month, won the toss and opted to bat first.

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