Australia stood seven wickets away from claiming the World Test Championship crown heading into the final day at the Oval, but Virat Kohli's presence was enough to give India a glimmer of hope in adversity.
Australia remain in control of the World Test Championship final against India as they increased their lead to 374 runs on the fourth morning at the Oval.
Australia look set to begin the Ashes as Test world champions as they made light of missed opportunities to move into a winning position on day three against India.
Travis Head felt the presence of Steve Smith allowed him to "sneak under the radar" as he cracked a wonderful century on day one of the World Test Championship final against India.
Marnus Labuschagne is hungry to score runs ahead of Australia's World Test Championship final against India and this summer's Ashes series.
The ICC have announced the prize pot for the World Test Championship 2021-23 cycle with a total purse of $3.8 million to be shared between the nine teams.