At Lord's in Tests, teams batting first have won 53 matches, while those batting second have secured victory in 43 encounters. A total of 51 matches have ended in a draw or with no result

Ahead of the WTC final, all eyes are on South Africa pacer Kagiso Rabada, who recently made headlines after testing positive for a recreational drug.

Australia have announced a surprising lineup for the World Test Championship Final, with Marnus Labuschagne opening alongside Usman Khawaja. Josh Hazl

Lungi Ngidi is set to make his return to Test cricket in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final at Lord's, will mark his first appearance in the format in ten months, and only his third Test under head coach Shukri Conrad.

Marnus Labuschagne has moved one place up the batting order to open with Usman Khawaja for Australia in the World Test Championship final against South Africa at Lord's from Wednesday. Labuschagne's place in the team was in doubt after a lean 2023-25 WTC cycle — average 28.

Australia and South Africa lock horns in the World Test Championship final at Lord's. It should be the pinnacle, but lacks the gravitas of a white-ball final.

South Africa are backing fast bowler Kagiso Rabada to bring extra motivation to the World Test Championship final against Australia after serving a one-month drugs ban.

Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh backed Australia to retain the World Test Championship (WTC) ahead of the final against South Africa at Lord's due to the former's