India pacer Mohammed Siraj on Thursday said the team planned to bowl only bouncers to Travis Head irrespective of the outcome.
Australia dominated the proceedings on the opening day of the ICC World Test Championship final at the Oval.
With Australia completely dominating the proceedings on Day 1 of the WTC Final, many questioned why R Ashwin was picked in the playing XI.
After becoming the first batter to score a century in the WTC Final, Travis Head said he enjoyed batting with Steve Smith.
India's last ICC title win came a decade ago in the 2013 Champions Trophy, but Rohit said there was no point in dwelling on past disappointments.
Modi and Biden will have a one-on-one meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on Thursday before holding high-level talks.
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Boland experienced English conditions on a tour with an Indigenous team of cricketers in 2018 and Cummins said he was convinced the 34-year-old would not need to overhaul his bowling approach to succeed.
Australia suffered a big setback after senior fast bowler Josh Hazlewood was ruled out of the World Test Championship final against India.
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David Warner said he will call time on his Test career after playing against Pakistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) next January.
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.
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 fast bowler Josh Hazlewood hopes to play in at least three Ashes Tests after declaring himself fit.
Virat Kohli joined the national team's training session on Monday at the picturesque Arundel Castle Cricket Club.
Kohli has reached the UK along with Mohammad Siraj, and the team is training at Kent Cricket Ground ahead of the final.
Former Australia captain Aaron Finch believes the 285-run first innings partnership between Steve Smith and Travis Head made the difference in the World Test Championship final.
At stumps, Australia extended their lead to 296 runs by reaching 123 for four in 44 overs in their second innings.
IMAGES from Day 4 of the WTC Final played between Australia and India at The Oval in London on Saturday.
Travis Head channels Gilchrist spirit in WTC Final
Cheteshwar Pujara continued to thrive in the English County circuit
Biden said over a year later Russian President Vladimir Putin has "failed and he continues to fail".
Sourav Ganguly hoped that the seasoned batter makes "most" of the opportunity
Ahead of the WTC Final at the Oval, India coach Rahul Dravid said the team deserved the play in the big game.
'He's (Green) such a legend, he's such a nice guy. You only want the best for him, so I really enjoyed it.'
Ravichandran Ashwin will consider himself fortunate to get a rare chance to play his second World Cup at home.
'We've got Test cricket after the IPL, so I've got to stay true to my technique and find ways to win games for my team, something that I take a lot of pride in.'
'I really hope we've inspired a new generation.'
Ricky Ponting believes that English pacer Stuart Broad, who announced his retirement after the ongoing fifth Ashes Test, is the 'ultimate Ashes warrior'.
'To take 600 wickets and to play the number of Test matches he has takes a special kind of cricketer.'
Steve Smith and Travis Head join top-ranked Marnus Labuschagne following their centuries in the ICC World Test Championship Final against India.
'I know he is on record saying that the Test match game is probably a little bit hard on his body. But for a one-off game... he's been bowling every game through this IPL and he's bowling quick.'
It is a tribute to a system so robustly meritocratic that this team represents India's diversity better than any other institution: The Union Cabinet, our chief ministers, the civil services, the leadership of our armed forces and security agencies, the judiciary and more than all of these, our typical newsroom. That is the biggest message from this breathless rise of Indian cricket, asserts Shekhar Gupta.
India's much-vaunted top order let them down at The Oval
Stokes acknowledged that he is nearing the conclusion of his career rather than the beginning, but he stated he still wants to stick around to play in the upcoming Ashes series in Australia at the end of 2025.
Cameron Green feels there is still enough help for the pacers and backed his team to defend a 444-run target against India.
Former Australia captain Ponting believes Australian players are more suited to English conditions and will have more of an edge than India.
Remembering Sunil Gavaskar's epic 221 at The Oval in 1979.
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.
With the WTC final set to get underway shortly after the IPL, India skipper Rohit Sharma said the players' workloads will be closely monitored.
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