Scott Boland reminded the Australian management about his bowling with the Ashes around as India's batting collapse sparked a dramatic 209 runs defeat in the World Test Championship final at The Oval on Sunday. India, set a record 444 to win, resumed on 164-3 but collapsed to 234 all out, losing seven wickets for 70 runs inside 24 overs before lunch on the fifth day. Boland did the initial damage with two wickets in an over, including the prize scalp of Virat Kohli, on his way to figures of 3-46 in 16 overs. Off-spinner Nathan Lyon (4-41) then polished off the tail. But this result left India, defeated by New Zealand in the inaugural 2021 WTC final in Southampton, still searching for the first piece of global silverware in a decade.