Captain Australia Pat Cummins said he was not expecting a fully guerrilla crowd at Lorda’s when his party accepts South Africa in the final of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC), starting on the middle of June 11. On the eve of the match in London, Cummins acknowledged that some English fans could support South Africa, due to the hard nature of recent competitions between England and Australia.
This match refers to Australia’s return to England for the test match for the first time since the Intensive Ashes 2023 series. During the second test of this series on Lord’s, Australian Berratons Alex Carey was in the center of controversy After England’s stump Jonny Bairstow, an incident who attracted sharp criticism from English fans. Carey was then deepened in the remaining tests, while Australia faced an enemy atmosphere for the rest of the series.
Traditionally, Australia in England did not like the historical rivalry of Ashes in England. Cummins, however, marked the strong presence of travel Australian fans in London.
“Probably, yeah, hard to know (if neutrals support South Africa). There are plenty of Aussies in London, so I’m sure there will be plenty of Aussies, a lot of South African fans wouldn’t be surprised if the English had several support for South Africa.
Good to be back u lorda: cummins
The Australian captain joked to enjoy peace at Lord, while the stadium remained empty, and emphasized the strong record of his team at the venue.
Since 2010, Australia has won three tests in Lord’s and lost only one. This includes the controversial Ashes 2023 test, which Australia won 43 runs under the leadership of Cummins.
Star Dough Steve Smith is expected to play a key role in the finals, due to its fertile record on iconic soil. Smith scored 525 runs in five matches in Lord’s, including two centuries and the two 1950s.
“Yeah, a few days. Maybe there are no crowds – it helps – but it’s always good to be here,” Cummins said with a smile.
“It is such an iconic soil and we enjoy playing here. Someone like Smithy scored a lot of runs-in the last three or four series Ashes and test matches.
Australia confirmed their play XI On Tuesday he named Marnus Labuschagne as a temporary opener together with Usman Khawaja. All-Rounder Cameron Green returns to the lineup while Pacer Josh Hazlewood was selected in front of Scott Boland to finish the pace of the trio.
Published:
Akshay Ramesh
Published on:
10th June 2025
