Rohit Sharma | World Test Championship Final 2023 | Pre-Match Press Conference | June 6 | #WTC23

VIDEO COURTESY: ICC Rohit Sharma | World Test Championship Final 2023 | Pre-Match Press Conference | June 6 | #wtc23 Rohit confident India have learnt from past mistakes India captain Rohit Sharma is adamant his side will not make the same mistakes they did two years ago against New Zealand when they take on Australia in the ICC World Test Championship Final in London. RohitOMZ India fell to an eight-wicket defeat to the Black Caps in the inaugural World Test Championship Final in Southampton in 2021 and get the chance to gain some redemption for that loss when they take on the strong Australia outfit in the one-off clash at The Oval that commences on Wednesday. India will enter this week's match without pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah and first-choice keeper Rishabh Pant due to injury, but Rohit believes his team has enough quality in their squad to cover the loss of this key duo. "Last time we played we did make a few mistakes, which we have already spoken about in this group," Rohit said at The Oval on Tuesday. "There are a few guys missing from that squad, but we are quite excited about the score as well and it is a good challenge to have. "We know exactly what went wrong for us in the last Championship Final, so hopefully we will not repeat those kind of things. "You don't want to repeat mistakes that can get the better results eventually. We have played the opposition a fair bit in the last two or three months so we know what they are capable of - so it's just about considering all the factors and pulling it through." Rohit revealed he will wait until the morning of the match to finalise his playing XI, with much dependant on the often-fickle London weather and what the pitch at The Oval looks like prior to the toss. Fine weather is predicted for the majority of the clash, but Rohit would not be drawn into making an early call on who is in line for selection. "The weather forecast looks all right, but in terms of the combination, I think it's better that we wait until tomorrow," Rohit added. Australia counterpart Pat Cummins revealed earlier on Tuesday that seamer Scott Boland had won the race over Michael Neser to fill in for the injured Josh Hazlewood and the skipper is confident the right-armer can perform well in what will be just his second Test on foreign soil. Boland went wicket-less during the first Test against India in Mohali in February, but Cummins thinks the 34-year-old can thrive in the more suitable English conditions. "These conditions just seem to suit him, you'd think," Cummins said. "He hasn't played a lot over here, but a seam bowler who will be rewarded for just bowling in the good areas over and over again and that is what he brings to the team. "He has been fantastic. Even in India, he played the first Test match there on a pretty docile wicket and still did a fantastic job. He's a seasoned pro. If there's any assistance in the wicket as well, he just goes to that next level." India and Australia all set for ICC World Test Championship Final Exploiting the conditions will hold the key when Australia and India meet in the ICC World Test Championship Final at the Oval in south London this week. Preparations are in full swing in both camps for the ICC World Test Championship final at The Oval from 7 June The WTC Final begins on Wednesday 7 June, with both teams having spent the past fortnight reacquainting themselves with the particular challenges of playing cricket early in an English summer. India succumbed to New Zealand in the 2021 edition of the WTC Final in such conditions, playing under heavy cloud cover for much of the Test in Southampton. But the forecast and pitch conditions appear to be far more favourable this time around, with India captain Rohit Sharma set to wait until the toss to confirm the exact make-up of his playing XI. “We are quite aware of what the conditions are, what is going to happen in the next five days,” Sharma said in his media conference on Tuesday at the Oval. “The weather forecast looks all right. But in terms of the combination, I think it's better that we wait till tomorrow. That's a common answer, I think. “Whoever uses the conditions really well, probably will win the game. As simple as that.” “I think in a lot of ways we play a similar style. Some quick bowlers, the batters want to get out there and take the game on, and there's been really close battles over the last few years, so it's going to be a bit different playing in a neutral venue but it should be good fun.” Mohammad Shami and Mohammed Siraj will spearhead the Indian bowling attack in the absence of the injured Jasprit Bumrah, with a decision yet to be made on whether both spinners, Ravi Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, will play. Play is scheduled to start at 10:30 local time in London on Wednesday, with Monday scheduled as a reserve day should it be required. #RohitSharma #ViratKohli #RahulDravid #TeamIndia