Australia v South Africa-World Test Championship final
June 9 (Reuters) - Factbox on the World Test Championship final between Australia and South Africa, which starts on Wednesday:
VENUE
Lord's in London, widely referred to as the 'home of cricket', hosts the final from June 11-15 with play starting at 10.30 local time (0930 GMT).
June 16 has been reserved as an additional day if there are any weather delays
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AUSTRALIA
Test ranking: 1
Captain: Pat Cummins
Coach: Andrew McDonald
Highest ranked batsman: Steve Smith (5)
Highest ranked bowler: Pat Cummins (3)
Squad: Cummins (captain), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Matt Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Smith, Mitchell Starc, Beau Webster
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SOUTH AFRICA
Test ranking: 3
Captain: Temba Bavuma
Coach: Shukri Conrad
Highest ranked batsman in squad: Aiden Markram (18)
Highest ranked bowler: Kagiso Rabada (2)
Squad: Bavuma (captain), David Bedingham, Corbin Bosch, Tony de Zorzi, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Lungi Ngidi, Dane Paterson, Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Test matches played: 101
Australia wins: 54
South Africa wins: 26
Draws: 21
Tied: 0
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LAST FIVE TESTS
Jan 2023: Match drawn in Sydney
Dec 2022: Australia won by an innings and 182 runs in Melbourne
Dec 2022: Australia won by six wickets in Brisbane
March 2018: South Africa won by 492 runs in Johannesburg
March 2018: South Africa won by 322 runs in Cape Town
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AUSTRALIA'S LAST FIVE TEST RESULTS
Feb 2025 (away): Beat Sri Lanka by nine wickets
Jan 2025 (away): Beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 242 runs
Jan 2025 (home): Beat India by six wickets
Dec 2024 (home): Beat India by 184 runs
Dec 2024 (home): Match drawn against India
SOUTH AFRICA'S LAST FIVE TEST RESULTS
Jan 2025 (home): Beat Pakistan by 10 wickets
Dec 2024 (home): Beat Pakistan by two wickets
Dec 2024 (home): Beat Sri Lanka by 109 runs
Nov 2024 (home): Beat Sri Lanka by 233 runs
Oct 2024 (away): Beat Bangladesh by an innings and 273 runs
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