They opted to bat after winning the toss, but suffered the early loss of captain Chris Rogers for just seven.
The Scots opted to bowl after winning the toss and made an early breakthrough after just three overs when Safyaan Sharif ran out Mark Wright for just one.
He opted to field after winning the toss, but with Hales quickly into his stride after Steven Mullaney was lbw to Steve Patterson for 27, he had reason to reflect on his decision.
Even though both the pitch and overhead conditions suggested the morning would be good for pace bowling, Cook opted to bat on winning the toss and was helped by the tourists' inaccuracy with the new ball.
Although the weather delayed play by half an hour on the first morning of this two-day match, Edwards, captaining in place of the rested Darren Sammy opted to bat on winning the toss in order to give the tourists some much-needed time in the middle.
On Saturday, they opted to bowl first after winning the toss but while Craig Young took two early wickets, the Afghans were scoring at a healthy rate.
South Africa dominated against a UAE side that has never beaten a Test-playing nation in a World Cup but who surprisingly opted to bowl first after winning the toss.
With that failure fresh in the memory, Broad opted to bat first when winning the toss, but a good opening stand of 35 between Craig Kieswetter and Kevin Pietersen looked set to be wasted when England wobbled at the end of the powerplay.
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With 15 runs needed to win, captain Alastair Cook opted to gamble, and England took the Test.
