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World Test Championship final: Australia clinch 209-run victory over India Scott Boland, who was unlikely to play for Australia until injury ruled Josh Hazlewood out, was a key man as he removed Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja two balls later on the fifth day; watch The Ashes live on Sky Sports Cricket from Friday, June 16 (9.30am on air ahead of an 11am start) With just five days to go before they renew their biggest rivalry against England at Edgbaston, live on Sky Sports, Australia soared to victory, with Scott Boland providing the key breakthrough, removing star batter Virat Kohli for 49 in the seventh over of the day and making it a double strike by dismissing Ravindra Jadeja (0) two balls later. Boland was unlikely to play until injury ruled Josh Hazlewood out but the bustling 34-year-old seamer must now be well fancied to take on Ben Stokes' side when the opening Test beings at Edgbaston on Friday. Trending • Transfer Centre LIVE! Real Madrid's Bellingham explains his move... • US Open: McIlroy chasing Fowler and Schauffele on historic day LIVE! • Papers: Man Utd threaten Chelsea pursuit of Inter 'keeper Onana • Man Utd shares up 10 per cent but Qataris still waiting on exclusivity • Arsenal's £80m-plus Rice bid rejected | West Ham want £120m • Mbappe: Macron has no influence on my career • Bellingham passes first test on Real unveiling as new No 5 • Beckham to join Brentford B permanently from Inter Miami • Southgate undecided over whether to play Man City quintet ...

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...

ODI World Cup 2023 Schedule: India To Play Pakistan On October 15 In Ahmedabad - Report As per the initial draft, the tournament will begin on October 5 with reigning champions England taking on last edition's runner-up side New Zealand in Ahmedabad, which will also host the final on November 19. • Press Trust of India • Updated: June 12, 2023 12:15 PM IST India will open their ODI World Cup campaign against Australia in Chennai on October 8 while Ahmedabad will host their much-anticipated match against arch-rivals Pakistan a week later, according to BCCI's draft schedule for the tournament. "The BCCI shared the draft schedule with the ICC, which then sent it to the participating countries for feedback before a final schedule is put out early next week," ESPNCricinfo reported on Monday. As per the initial draft, the tournament will begin on October 5 with reigning champions England taking on last edition's runner-up side New Zealand in Ahmedabad, which will also host the final on November 19. The venues for the semifinals, which are likely to be played on November 15 and 16, are yet to be decided. Hosts India, who last won the ODI World Cup in 2011 at home, will play their league phase matches across nine cities, including, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi and Bengaluru. They will take on Pakistan on October 15. Pakistan, meanwhile, will play their league matches across five cities. "Pakistan are slotted to meet the two teams progressing from the Qualifier on October 6 and 12 in...