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

Updates from the first day of the WTC decider at Lord’s

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

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The World Test Championship mace is up for grabs for just the third time with Australia out to become the first side to defend their crown. But there is also a deep pool of prize money waiting for both finalists, though much of the spoils will of course go to the winner at Lord’s.

The champions will walk away with a cool USD $3.6m (more than double the $1.6m that was awarded to the winners in both 2021 and 2023), while the runners-up will pocket USD $2.16m.