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LONDON :Australia will look to add 20 to 30 more runs to their second innings total when the third day of the World Test Championship final against South Africa resumes at Lord’s on Friday, said captain Pat Cummins.
LONDON : Australia will have to dust off the cobwebs but are still fancied to successfully defend their World Test Championship crown against equally ring-rusty South Africa in the final at Lord’s, starting on Wednesday.
Pat Cummins-led Australia will be looking to retain the mace that they claimed after defeating India in the previous edition of the ICC World Test Championship Final at the Oval in June 2023. On the other side, a determined South Africa aims for their first ICC trophy in over two decades, with Temba Bavuma leading the charge. South Africa and Australia announced their squads for the World Test Championship Final on Monday, 13 May.
In the world of cricket, few battles have been as intense and captivating as the ones between India's batting icon Virat Kohli and Australia's pace spearhead Mitchell Starc. Their duels have defined key moments in high-stakes India-Australia clashes over the last decade. Now, Alyssa Healy, Australian women's cricket captain and wife of Mitchell Starc, has offered an inside perspective. Speaking on the LiSTNR Sport podcast, Healy explained how Starc enjoyed bowling to Kohli, revealing an interesting approach that often worked for the left-arm pacer against one of the world's most formidable batters.
Australia opener Usman Khawaja found himself at the centre of a controversy after he 'made himself unavailable' for Queensland's vital clash with South Australia, and then travelled to Melbourne with wife Rachel to attend the season-opening Formula One Grand Prix at the Albert Park. Initial reports stated that Khawaja had opted out of the game to keep himself fresh for the World Test Championship (WTC) final against South Africa in June. However, it was later revealed Khawaja was battling a niggle from the previous game, where he had scored a century against Tasmania.
:A clinical Australia took a little over three days to pound Sri Lanka by nine wickets in the second test and complete a 2-0 series sweep in Galle on Sunday.
Australia captain Steve Smith attributed their 2-0 series victory against Sri Lanka to the perfect execution of their batting plans against the turning ball in Galle.
Australia won the second Test against Sri Lanka by nine wickets in Galle on Sunday to sweep the series 2-0. Set a target of 75 to win, Australia lost only Travis Head as they romped to a commanding victory before lunch on day four. Steve Smith's men had earlier on Sunday bundled Sri Lanka out for 231, after the hosts had resumed on 211-8 from overnight. Sri Lanka's resistance lasted just 26 minutes, losing Kusal Mendis for 50 and Lahiru Kumara for nine.