England captain Kevin Pietersen won the toss and elected to bat in the third one-day international against India at the Green Park stadium here on Thursday.

The match was shortened to 49 overs-a-side after the start was delayed by 45 minutes due to morning haze.

England captain John Terry believes his side’s 2-1 friendly victory over Germany here on Wednesday proves just how far the team has come under the guidance of manager Fabio Capello.

Terry headed home England’s winner after 83 minutes at Berlin`s Olympic Stadium.

Germany coach Joachim Loew admitted England were simply better than his side as John Terry`s late header sealed a 2-1 win for Fabio Capello`s side.

`The Englishmen were better over the entire game,` said Loew, who guided Germany to the runners-up spot at Euro 2008 in June after they lost the final to Spain in Vienna.

`We had a bad day at the office and earned the defeat.

England captain John Terry`s header six minutes from time sealed a 2-1 win over Germany in Wednesday`s friendly at Berlin`s Olympic Stadium as Fabio Capello`s weakened team beat the Euro 2008 runners-up.

England coach Fabio Capello said the 2-1 friendly win over Germany here on Wednesday was not only an important step in terms of result, but a massive leap forward for confidence.

While the result may have little relevance other than pride, Capello said his side would take a huge boost from beating the Euro 2008 runners-up at Berlin`s Olympic Stadium.

England`s impressive 2-1 win over Germany at Berlin`s Olympic Stadium in Wednesday`s friendly means the Three Lions keep a healthy lead over die Mannschaft in matches between the countries.

In the 31st meeting between the old rivals, captain John Terry`s late header gave England their 15th win compared to Germany`s 10 victories with six draws between the European power-houses.

Buyers have put in offers of one million pounds (1.5 million dollars, 1.2 million euros) for the house where footballer David Beckham lived as a baby, the businessman handling the sale said Wednesday.

England captain John Terry`s header six minutes from time sealed a 2-1 win over Germany in Wednesday`s friendly at Berlin`s Olympic Stadium as Fabio Capello`s weakened team beat the Euro 2008 runners-up.

German police arrested three hooligans on Wednesday as England and German football fans clashed just before the two sides` friendly international in Berlin, taking the number of arrests to 15.

Police struggled to keep the two sets of fans apart outside Berlin`s historic Olympic Stadium as fans threw bottles at each other outside the entrance to the historic Olympic Stadium.

England and German fans clashed outside Berlin`s historic Olympic Stadium just an hour before kick-off in Wednesday`s friendly international between the two sides.

German police struggled to keep the two sets of fans apart as bottles were thrown by supporters from both sides.

A police spokesman confirmed the disturbance, but was unable to give further details