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Headline : World Test Championship: India and Australia Fight for the Mace in the Pack

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Forget that eternal Ashes trailer for a while. How about watching the second episode of cricketโ€™s long-form World Cup final? Five-day rules, ok? India and Australia are going to the Oval for the World Test Championship and itโ€™s going to be a hell of a fight. Donโ€™t worry about how we got here. Enjoy the quality.

A few months ago, Steve Smith said that if Australia could beat India on their home patch, it would be the pinnacle: โ€œIf we were able to top that mountain, that would be huge. I think if you can win in India, thatโ€™d be bigger than an Ashes series.โ€ Well, the Baggy Greens lost 2-1 but they now have another chance to make amends. Win this and Australia will arrive at Edgbaston on June 16 as kings of the world. That would be a huge statement of intent. They have lost the last four series against the number one ranked side and this would be a good time to stop the rot.

India had a chance to secure the very first World Test Championship trophy two years ago at a soggy Southampton during a Covid-secure bubble period that required the sixth reserve day. They fell short in a low-scoring game and this time they arrive in the UK without the charismatic Rishabh Pant and prime bowler Jasprit Bumrah. It is ten years since the Indians won an ICC accredited trophy when they beat England in a rain-affected Champions Trophy.

The leadership baton has also been passed on from the fiery in-your-face mannerisms of Virat Kohli to Rohit Sharma, a much calmer presence. Nasser Hussain described Sharma as โ€œa gentlemanโ€, not a description that would match his predecessor. The new skipper has talked of the challenging conditions of England, although this time conditions look set fair at one of Englandโ€™s high-scoring Test grounds: โ€œYou are never in (set) and the weather keeps changing. You need to keep concentrating for longer periods of time and you will get that intuition when itโ€™s time to take on the bowlers.โ€

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