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WTC final, AUS vs IND: Match preview

By Atrayo Bhattacharya

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India vs Australia final

India and Australia will play in the ICC World Test Championship final on June 7. India aims to win the Test mace after losing to New Zealand in the previous final.

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Test at Oval begins

The Oval will host its first Test in June and the pitch here will depend on weather conditions. Fans can watch the match on Star Sports and also on Disney+Hotstar.

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Head-to-head record

India and Australia have played 106 Test matches with Australia winning 44 times, India winning 32 times, and 29 matches ending in a draw.

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Hazlewood ruled out

Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the WTC final due to an Achilles injury. Michael Neser has replaced him in the squad but Scott Boland will start for the Aussies. 

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Selection headache for India

India must decide whether to play two spinners or replace Ravichandran Ashwin with Shardul Thakur. They will have to choose between KS Bharat and Ishan Kishan.

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Probable playing XI

Australia and India's probable playing XI for the WTC Final will include Pat Cummins, Steve Smith, David Warner, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, Mohammed Shami, etc. 

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