Protesters stopped traffic near The Oval on Monday and had to be cleared by police before the Australian team could reach the venue for training

India batting great Sachin Tendulkar reckons the spin-friendly Oval pitch will make India a confident side and their tweakers could become doubly dangerous if they are able to get “that drift” and make the ball talk in the air

Australia's Ricky Ponting, India's Ravi Shastri, Pakistan's Wasim Akram, England's Ian Bell and New Zealand's Ross Taylor sat down ahead of the showpiece Final in London to speak about the one-off Test

The WTC final and Ashes series are taking place amid fears the future of the long-format game could be threatened by the growth of global franchise Twenty20 cricket, with top players set to be offered year-round contracts across multiple leagues