All-rounder Glenn Maxwell and spinner Adam Zampa were also selected in the line-up after helping Australia win a record-extending sixth title with Sunday's six-wicket victory.
Australia's pace legend Glenn McGrath has tested positive for COVID-19 days before the Pink Test which is played in memory of his late wife Jane, who died of breast cancer, and is used as a fundraiser to support patients suffering from the dreaded disease.
The fifth Test could be David Warner's final outing, says McGrath
Ahead of the blockbuster final in Ahmedabad, a look at how the 2003 World Cup played out between India and Australia.
Family members, former team mates and cricket greats paid tribute at the city's Riverway Stadium, where hundreds gathered to bid farewell to the player nicknamed 'Roy'.
As he gears up to surpass legendary Dennis Lillee in the tally of Test wicket-takers for Australia, pacer Mitchell Starc opened up on strong words from his former head coach Tim Nielsen that paved way for his durability and said that it would be humbling to surpass the Aussie icon in wicket-taking charts.
Former coach John Buchanan does not consider David Warner as one of the greats of the game.
"The biggest thing that stands out for me is the people that I met. I think of Glenn McGrath and the time I spent with him. He was this hard guy and all of a sudden I am sitting with him in the changeroom and having a beer with him."
To emulate the West Indies of 1975 and Australia of 2003 and 2007, India must channel the same indomitable spirit in the final.
Warner set new standards for explosive openers in his early years in the Test game
Cites 'being in rhythm' as factor for success
Former Australian cricketer Michael Kasprowicz took a walk down memory lane as he shared anecdotes of Australia's last Test win in India.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan rated Australia's World Cup triumph as the best in the tournament's history after they upstaged a rampaging India in front of a vociferous crowd.
'It's going to have take something pretty serious to have me miss a game.'
Legendary pacer Glenn McGrath has slammed England for playing casual cricket against Australia in the ongoing Ashes.
McGrath picks Australia, England, India and Pakistan as semifinalists
England will require more heroics from Ben Stokes if they are to pull off an unlikely victory
Lyon finished the last cycle of the World Test Championship in 2021-23 as its leading wicket-taker with 88 scalps, but Brook in undeterred.
Australia captain Pat Cummins lavished praise on Mitchell Starc as the rangy left-arm paceman joined the 300 wickets club in style on Sunday during the first Test win over South Africa.
Former Australia pacer Michael Kasprowicz criticised the pace bowlers, led by Mitchell Starc, for not bowling enough bouncers and toe-crushers.
Former ICC elite-level umpire Daryl Harper looks back at his controversial decision against Sachin Tendulkar in the 1999 Adelaide Test "everyday of my life" but says he proudly stands by what he believes was a correct decision. A bouncer from Australian pace spearhead Glenn McGrath had Tendulkar ducking and the ball hit him on his shoulders. Officiating in the game, umpire Harper deemed it as leg before wicket and to India's surprise, raised his finger, igniting a debate.
McGrath, who is known to make predictions ahead of the Ashes series, said it's going to be a great contest between Australia and England.
For the much-awaited 10th 'Pink Test', the Australian and English cricket teams on Tuesday donned pink caps at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) alongside veteran cricketer and McGrath Foundation founder, Glenn McGrath.
Doing their bit to raise funds for his foundation, India's cricketers on Saturday presented Glenn McGrath signed pink caps, while many donned attires of the same colour in memory of the former Australian pacer's late wife Jane.
Pace and spin. Nothing is beyond Bpom Boom.
All the interesting numbers from Day 2 of the India-England Test at Trent Bridge.
The Pink Test partnership between the McGrath Foundation, CA and the SCG Trust symbolises the best in the sport coming together to make a difference to those living with breast cancer.
With the Ashes set to get underway, Australian players reflected on the prestigious series and their aim for the upcoming tournament.
Australia pace legend Glenn McGrath termed himself a traditionalist and said he is dead against the idea of shortening the five-day game to a four-day affair as proposed by the ICC. The International Cricket Council is considering introduction of four-day Tests as part of the World Test Championships from 2023, an idea which is supported by Cricket Australia CEO Kevin Roberts.
Family, sportspeople and entertainers bid farewell to Australian cricketing legend Shane Warne at a private funeral held at his hometown in Melbourne on Sunday.
Inspired by Australian fast bowling legend Glenn McGrath, the newest addition to the Indian pace attack, Umesh Yadav, wants to be a line and length specialist.
Rajneesh Gupta picks fun sledging through the decades.
Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has slammed Shaun Marsh's topsy-turvy batting statistic in Test format by comparing it with former fast bowler Glenn McGrath's poor batting records.
The Melbourne Cricket Ground was kept on standby to host back-to back matches against India, who won the traditional Boxing Day Test at the MCG by eight wickets on Tuesday.
'Shaun Tait, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee and Jason Gillespie were fast. But Shoaib Akhtar was the fastest.'
Rajneesh Gupta highlights all the important numbers of the Australian team from World Cups.
If Boland gets a chance to play the first Test in Nagpur, he would probably like to walk the talk as he said in episode No. 2 of 'Test'.
Former Australian cricketer Glenn McGrath signs copies of his autobiography Line and Strength at the Firle K-Mart in Adelaide, Australia on Thursday. McGrath's highly anticipated biography was released on August 1.
Rajneesh Gupta highlights all the important numbers from cricket World Cups held between 1975 to 2015.
Captain Ricky Ponting said McGrath's retirement marked the end of an era in Australian cricket.
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