Travis Head and Steven Smith dominate India on day one of WTC final

Travis Head and Steve Smith feasted on India’s wayward attack in what weren’t easy batting conditions to put Australia in the box seat of the World Test Championship final by the end of day one at The Oval.

Head stroked his way to his first century outside Australia, and Smith was five short of his 31st overall as they took Australia from 76 for 3 to 327 for 3 at stumps. Head turned his century – the first in a WTC final – into a big one: an unbeaten 146 off 156 with 22 fours and a six.

Scores:

Australia 327 for 3 (Travis Head 146*, Steve Smith 95*) vs India