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.

By Mark Gleeson LONDON (Reuters) -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,

Australia batter Steve Smith will take no further part in the World Test Championship final in London after suffering a compound dislocation of his right pinkie.

That's leaves Green, Labuschagne and teenage opener Sam Konstas fighting it out for the number two and three spots behind Khawaja, with Australia's two century-makers from their 2023 triumph over India – Steve Smith and Travis Head – locked in to the middle order.

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

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Test-capped players Nathan McSweeney, Matthew Renshaw and Kurtis Patterson are the biggest names in a 16-player 'A' squad picked to face Sri Lanka A in three one-dayers and a pair of first-class matches in July.