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 REUTERS

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