The Australian captain's gesture won cricketing hearts all over.
Pat Cummins' side stayed in control at the end of Day 2 of the WTC Final.
New signing Yoann Gourcuff made an unhappy debut when Olympique Lyon slumped to a 2-0 defeat at Lorient in Ligue 1 on Saturday.
For the India tour, Zampa will be fighting for a spot with veteran offspinner Nathan Lyon.
Marouane Chamakh struck late to give Ligue 1 leaders Girondins Bordeaux a 1-0 win at Olympique Lyon on Sunday that put their title rivals eight points behind.
The 24-year-old was staring at defeat while down a set and a break but dug deep to prevail in two hours 24 minutes for his 200th tour match victory and his 10th ATP title.
With the Ashes set to get underway, Australian players reflected on the prestigious series and their aim for the upcoming tournament.
Croatian Ivan Ljubicic captured his first ATP title in two years when he dismissed France's Michael Llodra 7-5, 6-3 in the final of the Lyon Grand Prix on Sunday.
World number 12 Gilles Simon was still on course for a World Tour Finals spot after thrashing fellow Frenchman David Guez 6-1, 6-2 in the second round of the Lyon Grand Prix on Thursday.
Injured captain Michael Clarke has been named in Australia's 15-man squad for the World Cup in February and March.
Australia have kept their bowling options wide open for India tour
Allan Border opened up on the team's selection and said Australia overthought during the first Test in Nagpur.
Argentina have called up Mallorca's Spanish defender Pablo Maffeo for the first time ahead of this month's World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Brazil in the squad announced by its FA on Friday.
Images from Day 3 of the second Test between Australia and South Africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday.
Australia, England fined for slow over-rate after first Ashes Test
IMAGES from Day 4 of the WTC Final played between Australia and India at The Oval in London on Saturday.
Adam Gilchrist said Australia will be able to win the Border-Gavaskar series in India after 19 years if they go in with three seamers to partner spinner Nathan Lyon.
The Meteorological (MeT) department of the UK has predicted a 30 per cent chance of precipitation during the afternoon,
Todd Murphy wants to learn R Ashwin's carrom ball to enhance his skills.
He may have made scoring look easy on the Adelaide track by notching centuries in each innings, but David Warner insisted that the pitch isn't placid anymore and his team is determined to take all 10 Indian wickets on the final day and win the first Test on Saturday.
Travis Head struck a belligerent half-century to give Australia the upper hand on day one of the series-opening Test against South Africa after the home side's bowlers dominated on a green Gabba wicket on Saturday.
Images from Day 1 of the third Test played between India and Australia at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Wednesday
Despite dropping six points in the ICC Test rankings, R Ashwin remained on top of the points table, along with James Anderson.
Australia's assistant coach Daniel Vettori said he does not mind the spin-friendly pitches on offer in their series in India as they have challenged the batsmen and brought their skill and perseverance into play.
The absence of the dashing wicketkeeper-batter leaves a big void in India's Test eleven, said Hayden
'The Indian top order should observe Babar and Kane to understand how to handle pacers when the ball is moving around. Both of them possess exceptional skills in playing late.'
Nahel M's death, caught on video, has reignited longstanding complaints by poor and racially mixed urban communities of police violence and racism.
Play three pacers, include Boland in Indore, says Kasprowicz
IMAGES from Day 5 of the WTC Final between Australia and India, played at The Oval, in London, on Sunday.
Dinesh Chandimal smashed 118 not out and Kamindu Mendis produced a half-century in his debut Test to help Sri Lanka eclipse Australia's first innings 364 on day three of the second Test in Galle on Sunday.
The skipper is also counting on the likes of part-time spinners Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith to pitch in the slow bowling department.
'I was confident that I would surely get into any of the IPL teams, but I was not picked.'
David Warner has been under pressure after a poor run of form with the bat but returned after injury to the 17-man squad for the June 7 WTC final against India at The Oval and the first two Ashes Tests.
Rather than sweeping the ball, Australia's batters mainly attempted the front foot defence against the spinners besides stepping out to hit down the ground.
The Australian team management chose Peter Handscomb ahead of Travis Head
Manchester United kept up the positive momentum of their pre-season tour with a 3-1 victory over Barcelona in the International Champions Cup on Saturday in Santa Clara, California.
European football was given good and bad reminders of its past on Thursday with an impressive 2-0 win for once-mighty Ajax Amsterdam over Schalke 04 in one Europa League game but ugly scenes in the crowd at Lyon delaying another.
Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel scored 177 runs in India's 400 in the first Test in Nagpur, while in Delhi they contributed 134 priceless runs out of a team total of 262.
Ahead of the second test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar series, Australian skipper Pat Cummins admitted that it has been a bit of an adjustment and the spinners were struggling.
Australia's opener Matt Renshaw tests positive for COVID-19, will feature in Sydney Test against South Africa
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