Cummins sparks India collapse in WTC final as Australia take control

Pat Cummins led from the front as Australia ripped through India's top order in the World Test Championship final on Thursday.

STUMPS | WTC Final: Australia v India

Australia captain Cummins, in his 50th Test, removed key batsman Rohit Sharma as the fast bowler sparked India's second-day slump at The Oval.

Ajinkya Rahane (29 not out) repaired some of the early damage with Ravindra Jadeja (48) after India had been reduced to 71-4.

But India were 151-5 at stumps, still 318 runs behind Australia's first-innings 469 that featured hundreds from Travis Head and Steve Smith.

Rohit was plumb lbw for 15 to a full-length ball from Cummins, who had close figures of 1-36 in nine overs.

Four balls later, India were 30-2 when Shubman Gill (13) was bowled playing no shot to Scott Boland after being deceived by a sharp off-cutter.

England's Stuart Broad tried to rile Australia before this match by saying he hoped Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli kept Cummins's men in the field for a long time ahead of next week's first Ashes Test at Edgbaston.

But both senior India batsmen fell for 14 on Thursday.

Pujara was bowled leaving a delivery from all-rounder Cameron Green and Kohli was undone by a spiteful, lifting ball from Mitchell Starc that took the shoulder of the bat, with Smith holding an excellent leaping catch above his head at second slip.

Left-hander Jadeja defied Australia in an aggressive 51-ball knock featuring seven fours and a six.

But having survived against the quicks, he succumbed to off-spinner Nathan Lyon, edging a well-flighted and turning delivery to slip in a tame end to a stand of 71 with Rahane.

Earlier, Mohammed Siraj led India's fightback in the field.

India were facing a potentially huge Australian first-innings total with