Australia will head into the Ashes without any warm-up game with the WTC final being the lone match before the contest against England.
The majority of the Indian players go into the final after two months of IPL but Chappell feels that might not negatively impact them after all.
Kuhnemann said Ravindra Jadeja stuck to his "promise and spent about 15 minutes talking about everything" after India clinched the series 2-1 following the drawn fourth and final Test in Ahmedabad.
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.
The Australians lost the series in India 1-2. A classic example of them panicking was their tactics against Indian spinners in the Delhi Test where most batters fell to the sweeping shot on a rank turner.
Kohli scored 186 in India's 571 as the fourth Test entered the fifth day and Australia need to bat out two sessions well to eke out a draw.
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 England honing his skills ahead of the marquee events.
Axar scored 264 runs with three fifty-plus knocks -- 84 in Nagpur, 74 in Delhi and 79 in the ongoing match in Ahmedabad.
With a lead of 88 at close, India will have to go for the jugular on day five on a track where there is finally some turn and bounce on offer but not something...
Resuming the penultimate day on 289 for three, India rode on Kohli's first Test century in more than three years to get past the Australian total in the final...
Virat Kohli was batting at 135* with Axar Patel (38 not out) for company. Srikar Bharat departed for 44 just when he looked like contributing towards a big...
Iyer's injury came to light after wicketkeeper-batter Srikar Bharat came out to bat ahead of him on Day 4 of the Ahmedabad Test.
Gill, who batted for nearly six hours, scored a chanceless 128 off 235 balls to justify his selection in the playing XI ahead of KL Rahul. India scored 256...
Ashwin, who surged to No. 1 in the Test bowling rankings last week, took just four wickets in two innings of the third Test against Australia in Indore.
Lyon, 35, had a quiet start to Border-Gavaskar Trophy taking only one wicket in Nagpur but has come back with a bang snapping 18 scalps from next two Test...
Unlike India's lower-order batters, who have contributed hugely in the first two Tests, which the hosts have won, Australia's No. 8 to No. 11 have added only...
Former pacer Michael Kasprowicz doesn't understand why so much attention is being given to the pitches in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar trophy as they are...
Smith, who filled in for full-time captain Pat Cummins while he was attending to his ailing mother back home, led Australia to a memorable nine-wicket win in...
The Indian batters lacked application and were dismissed for 109 and 163 in two innings of the match, which Australia won by an emphatic nine wickets to seal...
The legendary Sunil Gavaskar on Friday came down heavily on the Indian batters for their below-par show in the third Test against Australia, saying the "pitch...
Trailing 0-2 in the series and having conceded the Border-Gavaskar trophy, Australia fought back strongly to record a memorable win and secure their place in...
Australia beat India by nine wickets in the third Test to qualify for World Test Championship final to be held in June.
Pujara once again showed his steely resolve, scoring 59 off 142 balls before a brilliant diving catch by rival captain Steve Smith off Nathan Lyon's bowling...
Arguably the best off-spinner to have played for Australia, Lyon outfoxed the Indian batters with his guile on way to a potentially match winning eight for 64...
The Indore pitch offered plenty of turn and uneven bounce, making the batters' job harder, Nathan Lyon ran through the Indian batting on day two to end with an...
