Both India and Australia were dealt injury scares with Ishan Kishan and Cameron Green suffering nasty blows.
Hazlewood returned to Australia after reporting "minor side soreness" following his most recent IPL match for RCB
Green reveals Rohit Sharma's secret to calmness and success
Former India selector Sandeep Singh picked India's playing XI for the WTC Final.
Rohit Sharma admitted that the decision to open the batting in Test matches back in 2019 was one of the biggest risks he took as a cricketer because he was aware that it was his 'last chance' in red ball cricket.
'He's (Green) such a legend, he's such a nice guy. You only want the best for him, so I really enjoyed it.'
Left-arm pacer Thangarasu Natarajan earned his maiden call-up to the Indian Test squad after he was named as the replacement for the injured Umesh Yadav for the last two games against Australia.
Rain washed out the final day of the fourth Ashes Test, forcing a draw which ensured England, trailing 2-1 with one match to go, cannot win the series and leaving Australia, as holders, guaranteed to return home with the Urn.
Sunil Gavaskar believes switching from the T20 mode in the IPL to Test cricket will be the biggest challenge for the Indian players when they take on Australia.
Australia opening batsman David Warner has been ruled out of next week's series-opening Test against India in Adelaide and will target a return for the second Boxing Day Test in Melbourne, Cricket Australia said on Wednesday.
Another tough choice India need to make is in the wicket-keeping department.
New Zealand will go into the final day of the first Test against Sri Lanka needing 257 runs for victory with nine wickets in hand.
Sourav Ganguly hoped that the seasoned batter makes "most" of the opportunity
'To take 600 wickets and to play the number of Test matches he has takes a special kind of cricketer.'
Images from Day 1 of the fifth and final Ashes Test between England and Australia at The Oval in London on Thursday.
Speaking to ANI, sources in the know of developments in the Indian team said that the batsman will need a little more time before he can go full throttle.
Jasprit Bumrah will have to squeeze every ounce of energy from his already overworked body, while Ajinkya Rahane will hope to get one final chance to save his international career when India take on England in the fifth and final Test, chasing a historic series win, in Manchester on Friday.
David Warner is very happy for his Sunrisers Hyderabad teammate Thangarasu Natarajan's Test call-up but he is 'not sure' if the Tamil Nadu left-arm seamer can consistently hit one length, over after over, in the five-day format.
'...The players and staff deserve a lot of credit for the standard of cricket we have played over the past two years. It would be a great reward for everyone to finish as World Test Champions.'
South African batsman JP Duminy is to return home ahead of the third Test against England in a move that could signal the end of his Test career.
'It's been nice to score some runs in that time and we're always looking for perfection, and for me (Thursday) was as close to perfection as I will get.'
Young Rishabh Pant has become the fastest Indian wicketkeeper to claim 50 dismissals in Test cricket, surpassing former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
'It is about finding ways to score runs and contribute to the side in as many games as I can.'
Opening batsman Marcus Harris has been called into Australia's first Test squad as the hosts count the cost of a number of injuries ahead of the series opener against India in Adelaide.
'I want to win games, I want to win championships'
Australia dominated the proceedings on the opening day of the ICC World Test Championship final at the Oval.
Robin Uthappa hired Pravin Amre and tweaked his technique but it led to a loss of natural flair.
After long discussions, the Board of Control for Cricket in India and England and Wales Cricket Board had said more test results will be taken into consideration before taking a call on the match getting underway.
The truth of the matter is that India lost their second successive WTC final on day two of this encounter when they collapsed to 71/4 in response to Australia's first-innings total of 469.
Pakistan were 30-1 at stumps on Day 2, still 401 runs behind New Zealand's 431 in the first innings.
Ricky Ponting believes that English pacer Stuart Broad, who announced his retirement after the ongoing fifth Ashes Test, is the 'ultimate Ashes warrior'.
The diagnosis comes a month after United States President Donald Trump and other members of his family and inner circle tested positive
Australia suffered a big setback after senior fast bowler Josh Hazlewood was ruled out of the World Test Championship final against India.
On December 19, 2016, India, under Kohli, scored a mammoth 759 for 7 declared against England at the Chepauk in Chennai to eventually win the match by an innings and 75 runs.
Former Australia batsman Neil Harvey, who made his Test debut at the age of 19 in Don Bradman's formidable 1948 side, has urged selectors to consider young talents Will Pucovski and Cameron Green for the upcoming series against India.
Josh Tongue picked up a five-wicket haul as England handed Ireland a crushing defeat in the one-off Test at the Lord's.
Off-spinner Nathan Lyon doesn't believe Australia's preparations for the World Test Championship final will be affected by the talk around the Ashes.
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