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(Reuters) - Factbox on the World Test Championship final between Australia and South Africa, which starts on Wednesday:
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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.
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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
(Compiled by Mark Gleeson; Editing by Ken Ferris)
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