South Africa v Australia: World Test Championship final cricket, day four – live

South Africa chasing a target of 282 to win at Lord’s

Play starts at 10.30am BST / 11.30am SAST / 7.30pm AEST

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I was drawn to the idea last night of inevitability, and how it seemed to exist in one direction until it existed in another.

In some promising news that Simon Burnton has snuffled out, the next three WTC finals might not all go to India, where there would be less interest in neutral contests, and might instead stay at Lord’s.