South Africa played just 12 Tests in the recent cycle, with none of those games against England or Australia. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Day two of the ICC World Test Championship Final at Lord’s saw Australia seize the upper hand, thanks to fast bowling by captain Pat Cummins. Cummins became just the eighth Australian to reach 300 Test wickets.

Australia took the upper hand in the World Test Championship final against South Africa at Lord’s, ending day two on 144-8 in their second innings with a lead of 218 runs after wickets tumbled freely again on Thursday.

We are, of course, referring to India's intra-squad warm-up match ahead of the first Test against England. What did you think we meant? Oh sure, the World Test Championship final was going on, too. That looked like fun and all.

Sachin Tendulkar@sachin_rt In a final where every session had its own story, @ProteasMenCSA found calm in the storm. Markram’s composure and Bavuma’s grit under pressure stood tall in the fourth innings.

Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen took centre stage and lauded South Africa's star opener Aiden Markram for his exceptional knock against Australia in the World Test Championship final, where the Proteas won their first ICC title since 1998.

Smith went straight to hospital after leaving the field and had the wound cleaned, stitched and the finger placed in a splint in a race to be fit to face the West Indies

The 2025 ICC WTC Final between South Africa and Australia took place at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London, from June 11 to June 14, and it took only four days for South Africa to end Australia’s reign as Test champions and secure their first ICC trophy since winning the ICC KnockOut Trophy (now Champions Trophy) in 1998.