Updated On: 01 June, 2023 09:26 AM IST | London | PTI
The venue offers one of the best batting conditions in the UK with true pace and bounce. India are expected to play their frontline spinners R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja in their bid to make the most of the conditions

Steve Smith
Australia’s batting mainstay 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 the game goes on.
The venue offers one of the best batting conditions in the UK with true pace and bounce. India are expected to play their frontline spinners R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja in their bid to make the most of the conditions. “The Oval can present itself with some spin occasionally particularly as the game wears on so we could face some sort of similarities to what we had in India at certain stages of the game.