South Africa were reeling on 43-4 at stumps on the first day of the World Test Championship final at Lord’s on Wednesday after earlier dismissing defending champions Australia for 212. Seamer Kagiso R

After breaking into the 300 Test wicket club, Australia's Test skipper Pat Cummins remains hungry for more honours in his career. Cummins picked up six wickets for 28 on Day 2 of the WTC Final on Thursday,

Lungi Ngidi (3-35) was the chief destroyer after a quiet first innings, claiming the prized scalp of Steve Smith (13), Beau Webster (9) and Aussie skipper Cummins (6) amid a potentially match-defining nine-over spell post-tea.

South Africa were reeling on 43-4 at stumps on the first day of the World Test Championship final at Lord’s on Wednesday after dismissing defending champions Australia for 212. Seamer Kagiso Rabada took 5-51 as South Africa’s bowling unit made a strong start to the match but their inexperienced batting line-up came under fire as soon as they began their reply.

Cummins' 6 for 28 in the second innings of the WTC final was also the best figures by a Test captain at Lord's

Cummins matched Rabada's five-wicket haul from day one of the WTC final at Lord's, then added his sixth and 300th overall, with his return of 6-28 from 18.1 overs a new benchmark for the best innings bowling performance by a captain at famous London venue.

Steve Smith led an Australia fightback to put the defending champions on 190-5 at tea on the opening day of the World Test Championship final against South Africa at Lord’s on Wednesday. Smith scored