India versus australia

Now for the Ashes. Australia secured the first and biggest (physically) of the two trophies they hope to bring home with them from England by wrapping up victory against India in the India arrived for the final day in search of a miracle. To pull off what would have been a world-record run chase, or even to cling on for the draw that would have led to them sharing the trophy, they needed Virat Kohli to pull a rabbit out of the hat – and to do it extremely slowly. He lasted just half an hour. Read more Scott Boland looks an unlikely sporting hero. He has the build of a farmyard labourer, as if he might be as good at shifting bales of hay as he turns out to be at shifting batters. After each delivery he walks back to his mark in the manner of someone who is not at all keen on actually getting there. There is not so much a spring in his step as a winter, deep and dark and foreboding. He bowled the first over of the day, a crowd still full of optimism cheering even the dot balls, and there were six of them. Pat Cummins took the second, as India slowly felt their way into their work. Ajinkya Rahane hit to point for a couple, Kohli running forwards for the first and jogging backwards for the second, eye always on the ball. If he wasn’t wearing spikes he would probably have been moonwalking. “Kohli, Kohli, Kohli,” they chanted. Nathan Lyon celebrates after taking the wicket of India’s Mohammed Siraj to win the World Test Championship final with his Australia teammates. Photograph...

IND vs AUS, WTC Final, Day 3 Highlights: Australia ended Day 3 at 123 for 4 with a lead of 296 runs against India in the ongoing World Test Championship final. Marnus Labuschagne and Cameron Green will resume at their respective scores of 41 and 7 on Saturday. Earlier, India posted 296 runs in their first innings with the help of Ajinkya Rahane's fighting 89. This helped Australia gain a first innings lead of 173 runs. The Pat Cummins-led side had scored 469 runs despite Mohammed Siraj's four-wicket haul. Highlights of Day 3 of WTC Final Between India and Australia, straight from The Oval IND vs AUS Live Score: Stumps on Day 3!That's stumps on Day 3 of the ongoing WTC final. Ravindra Jadeja's twin strikes have helped India make a bit of recovery but one has to admit that four-down Australia are way ahead in this game with a lead of 296 runs already. With two more days remaining in this game, we are more likely to see a good battle. IND vs AUS Live Score: Third session beginsWe are back from the tea break and the third session of Day 3 of the World Test Championship final begins. Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne will continue the proceedings for Australia at 23/1, leading by 196 runs. For India, Mohammed Shami will be bowling the first over for India. IND vs AUS Live Score: Tea breakThis marks the end of the second session of Day 3 of the World Test Championship final between India and Australia. For Australia, Usman Khawaja (13*) and Marnus Labuschagne (8*) standing un...

4 Aussie players who were part of the 2015 ODI World Cup winning squad, the 2021 T20 World Cup winning squad and this Test Championship winning squad: Think it's Warner, Smith, Starc, Cummins. Marsh was in the two white-ball squads, but here he was only a reserve. Andrew McGlashan with this super stat. All through their tour of India earlier this year, they might have been dreaming of this. They needed to win one of those four games to make it to The Oval. They did. And in conditions that suit them, they have been UNDENIABLY the better side. They become the first team to win all four ICC trophies - the ODI World Cup, the T20I World Cup, The Champions Trophy and now the Test Mace. India fell behind in the first innings, giving away 469, but they hung in there from that point all the way through to the fifth day which dawned with hope. They were 164 for 3 with Kohli and Rahane in the middle of a 71-run partnership at really good time. All that fight should not go unnoticed. Through this two year cycle, they have played some excellent Test cricket. But when it came down to the biggest moments - that first day when they gave away over 300 runs - and today when they had to see off the first session, they fell short. So 234 all out. A collapse of 7 for 70 in one session's play. Those numbers will dominate coverage, but they shouldn't take away from the fight that got India to the final day with hope. In 2018 Virat Kohli disrobed himself of all pretension that he was a great batt...

LONDON, June 8 (Reuters) - Australia were all out for 469 in their first innings on day two of the World Test Championship (WTC) final against India at The Oval on Thursday. Travis Head (163) and Steve Smith (121) forged a 285-run partnership to provide the bedrock of the Australia innings after being put into bat. Mohammed Siraj (4-108) was the pick of the Indian bowlers, while Mohammed Shami and Shardul Thakur claimed two wickets apiece for the 2021 runners-up.

Summary • Dominant Australia close on 327-3 • Head 146* and Smith 95* • Pair put on unbeaten stand of 251 • Warner caught for 43, Khawaja removed for duck & Labuschagne bowled for 26 • Use audio icon at top of the page to listen to Test Match Special commentary • Get in touch with us via #bbccricket, via WhatsApp on 03301231826 or via text to 81111 (UK only - texts charged at standard message rate) Video caption: Best shots of Head's 100 Best shots of Head's 100 That's all from us after day one of the World Test Championship final. We'll be back tomorrow from 10:00 BST, with commentary on India need quick wickets with the second new ball and they are already up against it to avoid another WTC final defeat. Join us again tomorrow! It's not as many as they have liked after choosing to bowl but India did manage to take three wickets on day one. Usman Khawaja was caught behind off Mohammed Siraj for a duck, David Warner was strangled down leg off Shardul Thakur and Mohammed Shami then bowled Marnus Labuschagne after lunch. It all seemed to be going quite well for them at that stage...