Ollie Pope would embrace the challenge of being captain in the Ashes if parachuted into the role but insists his main focus ahead of the new season is consolidating his place in England's top three.
India will take on Australia in the World Test Championship (WTC) final at the Oval in England after Sri Lanka fell out of the reckoning in dramatic fashion.
Virat Kohli scored his first Test century since 2019 as India posted 571 on day four of the fourth Test against Australia.
Australia completed a nine-wicket win over India on day three of the third Test in Indore.
Australia reached the T20 World Cup final after a five-run victory over India on Thursday.
Ravindra Jadeja's Test-best seven for 42 left Australia in a spin as the tourists' alarming batting collapse allowed India to wrap up a six-wicket win in Delhi.