Warner's participation was considered doubtful for the next red-ball assignments for Australia, especially after his horrendous run in India with the bat.
Kohli has managed just 111 runs in three Tests against Australia but Ponting is not worried about lack of runs.
Smith will look to reprise his performance from the 2019 Ashes series in England, where he amassed 774 runs in his four Tests
'Lyon has over 400 Test wickets and dismissed India's best batter in this crucial moment.'
'It will be looking to score, and then if it's a good ball, defend.'
India played the tournament's best cricket for nearly six weeks but it was the familiar sight of Australia celebrating with the trophy as fireworks exploded overhead when the 13th edition of the World Cup came to a close on Sunday.
Australia coach McDonald dismisses 'far-fetched' Cummins resignation talk
Modi met Biden for all three days between June 21 and June 23 during the Indian prime minister's state visit to the US.
'His attention to detail, keenness to understand the 'why' and 'how' of things being done will one day make him as good a diver as a cricketer which he undoubtedly is.'
Cheteshwar Pujara, leading Sussex, scored a century in the first innings against Durham in the the County Championship Division Two match.
Smith said he expects the Indian attack to pose a stiff challenge irrespective of the combination they go with.
Legendary Brian Lara's tips on situational awareness of the game will greatly help the West Indies batters during the two-Test series against India beginning on July 12, feels skipper Kraigg Brathwaite.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden will have a one-on-one meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on Thursday before holding high-level talks to further boost the growing Indo-US strategic relations in areas like defence, space, clean energy and critical technologies.
Rahane stands at crossroads in his comeback Test
KL Rahul's Successful surgery brings hope for speedy return to Indian cricket team
Hazlewood makes the cut as Australia confirm WTC final squad
The second day's play in the third Test between England and South Africa at The Oval will not take place on Friday following the death of Queen Elizabeth, the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Thursday.
India qualified for the World Test Championship final after New Zealand edged Sri Lanka by two wickets off the final ball in a dramatic finish to the first Test in Christchurch on Monday.
Trailing 0-1 in the series England captain Michael Vaughan believes his side can once again rise to the occasion and level the three-match contest with a great performance.
The final will be played at the Oval from June 7-11.
'You are playing a World Test Championships final, and you don't pick the number one bowler in Test cricket.'
The last time Team India won an ICC World Cup was in 2011 in India. It was a 50-over ODI format that was won under the astute leadership of Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Pat Cummins produced a vicious bowling onslaught to leave India battered and bruised as Australia took a 296-run lead on day three.
India goes into the fourth Test against England on a track that is batsman-friendly, swing-less, as compared to other English grounds, and will assist spinners as the game progresses, says Bikash Mohapatra.
Travis Head likes the way England skipper Ben Stokes and Head coach Brendon McCullum are leading the English Test team.
ICC said it docked points and fined both England and Australia for maintaining slow over-rate during the recently-concluded Ashes series.
This is India's second appearance in the WTC final after losing the inaugural game in 2021 to New Zealand.
The BCCI on Saturday provided an update on injured players Jasprit Bumrah and Shreyas Iyer.
'Once he failed in the Australia series at home, there was very little chance for him but selectors didn't want to change things ahead of WTC final.'
Australia is looking to chase down their first overseas Ashes victory since 2001 by breaking the record for the second-largest successful fourth innings chase in Ashes history on Day 5 of the fifth Ashes Test.
Has any cricketing legend asked the all-powerful BCCI Secretary Jay A Shah how selections are taking place without a chief selector in place for the last four months? Who takes all the important decisions at selection meetings?, asks Harish Kotian.
Pujara says getting dropped from Indian team left him frustrated and with a bruised ego
Rahane's comeback after 15 months was on predictable lines
Hayden advises Team India to forget about outcome in WTC final
The structure of the nine-team WTC remains intact with each side playing three home and as many away series over a two-year period culminating in the final of a one-off Test.
Test cricketers from England and South Africa paid tributes to Queen Elizabeth II as they wore black armbands and observed a minute's silence ahead of start of Day 3 of the third and final Test match at The Oval in London.
Gill accepted the sanction so there was no need for a formal hearing
India lost seven wickets for the addition of just 70 runs as they crumbled in the first session itself. Here's how the Day 5 panned out.
Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma should take a break from IPL 2023 and instead prepare in earnest for the WTC final against Australia next month, said batting great Sunil Gavaskar.
India pacer Mohammed Siraj on Thursday said the team planned to bowl only bouncers to Travis Head irrespective of the outcome.
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