WTC Final Australia v India Only Test June 7-11 1800hrs @ the Oval

[Gough]

Australia from, Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, Michael Neser, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, David Warner
India from, Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, KS Bharat (wk), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Ishan Kishan (wk)

 

[peternorth]

Massive game!

 

[eltrain]

hearing from contacts in India that there's a lot of hype about this over there. Barely getting any attention at all here.

hope we belt them

 

[magpiemaniac44]

Surely India play 2 spinners

 

[akkaps]

Surely India play 2 spinners

We may play Shardul over Ashwin, not 100% here

 

[Danw0w]

No Bumrah means we win

 

[the_interloper]

Massive game!

I mean it's not as big as the Ashes but a great entree, plus good for us to get a proper Test in those conditions before the Ashes

 

[akkaps]

Boland pips Neser for WTC Final spot, Cummins confirms

Australia captain Pat Cummins confirms the Victorian quick will play against India at The Oval with 'no surprises' in his XI for the Test Championship final

www.cricket.com.au

 

[iBeng]

Boland to get an easy double 5fer.

 

[big_e]

Fun fact: Steve Smith averages 98 at The Oval.

 

[magpiemaniac44]

We may play Shardul over Ashwin, not 100% here

Jadeja and Ashwin's batting is good enough to play both. Shardul and Umesh should be competing for the same spot, will be interesting which way they go.

 

[danstar]

Absolutely ZERO talk anywhere of this, probably helps the Aussies with no media from down here on there backs to perform

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Great warmup game that’s all I’m seeing it as. Get bowlers with 30 overs under their belt before the first ashes test

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Very excited for this, build up has been muted with the Ashes beginning straight after, but I certainly don’t see this as a just a warmup (although it is in a sense), I want us to win this and the Ashes, not one or the other.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Do we win it with a draw

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Do we win it with a draw

Both teams hold it in the event of a draw I believe

 

[iBeng]

Will it rain?

 

[aussierulesrules]

 

[largebus]

Will it rain?

Day 4 and 5 there's a chance of rain

 

[MatthewB]

Do we win it with a draw

If the WTC Final is drawn, tied or abandoned, Australia and India will be declared joint World Test Championship winners.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

If the WTC Final is drawn, tied or abandoned, Australia and India will be declared joint World Test Championship winners.

I’ll take it then but boo I wanted to win via default

 

[StillAtLarge]

I hope we win and Warner gets two first ball ducks

 

[LukeParkerno1]

I hope we win and Warner gets two first ball ducks

Na we need him in form whether we like it or not he’ll be picked. Could be worse a certain other opener is worse

 

[Jim Prideaux]

I hope we win and Warner gets two first ball ducks

You hope someone representing Australia at the WTC fails?

 

[western royboy]

6 day Test with most coming out of the IPL or no cricket - even allowing for rain a draw seems unlikely - toss crucial