Usman Khawaja believes fellow opener David Warner is probably at his best as he prepares for the tough English summer.
Australia will head into the Ashes without any warm-up game with the WTC final being the lone match before the contest against England.
Finch also said that both teams will be planning to get early wickets so as to expose the star batters to the new ball.
The 28-year-old scored two centuries and a total of 504 runs in eight innings, and is confident of a good showing in the one-off game for Test supremacy against India.
India utilised three spinners during the recent Border-Gavaskar Trophy series with both Ashwin (25 wickets) and Jadeja (22) shining bright to help their side claim a 2-1 series win.
India's last ICC title came under the leadership of M S Dhoni back in 2013 and since then the team has fallen short in high pressure knock-out games.
India's move to pick two spinners -- Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja -- in the 2021 WTC final against New Zealand backfired as pacers dominated the game in overcast conditions at Southampton.
Indian all-rounder Axar Patel has said that India are "well prepared" for the twin challenges that face them ahead of the WTC final against Australia at the Oval.
As Australia begin preparations for the World Test Championship final against India, the men from Down Under would be eager to put their past struggles at The...
With Pujara's knowledge and captaincy experience (at Sussex), his inputs could prove invaluable, especially against Australian batter Steve Smith, who is also...
Murphy, who is a part of the Australian squad that will take on India in the WTC final at The Oval from June 7 to 11 and the Ashes series, is currently in...
Bowling coach Paras Mhambrey said that while the bowlers will get some rest in the days leading up to the WTC final, the group is determined to extract the...
Steve Smith is expecting batting friendly conditions at the The Oval for the World Test Championship final but feels they could face India like conditions as...
Talking about Virat Kohli, whose wicket he will be targeting at The Oval, Hazlewood said the Indian superstar's work ethic makes him the player that he is.
Wriddhiman Saha, who had yet another successful IPL stint with consecutive IPL finalists GT, is back in discussion for his omission from the Indian squad for...
Sunil Gavaskar feels emerging from the IPL mode will be the biggest challenge for the Indian players when they take on Australia in the World Test Championship...
Ricky Ponting feels that India should have picked Hardik Pandya in their squad for the World Test Championships final against Australia.
The International Cricket Council has announced the match officials for the marquee clash, which will be played between world cricket's two heavyweights at The...
India won't play any warm-up games as the English County Championship is on and also this being an ICC event, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is...
Having played a host of Ashes games at the Oval during his playing days, Ponting expects a lot of turn on offer.
At the curtain raiser of the World Test Championship final earlier this month, Ponting had said that discussions were on at a very high level in the ICC to...
The final of the inaugural edition also involved India, who finished runners up to New Zealand in Southampton two years ago.
The inclusion of Hazlewood, a veteran of 59 Tests and 222 wickets, means the selectors no longer need to bring in all-rounders Michael Neser or Sean Abbott...
Alex Carey is confident about his team's preparations for next month's WTC final and said the decision of not playing a warm-up game ahead of the summit clash...
Kohli has reached the UK along with Mohammad Siraj, and the team is training at Kent Cricket Ground ahead of the final.
