Australia head coach, Andrew McDonald, has backed old guard Usman Khawaja and out of form Marnus Labuschagne after they failed to defend their World Test Championship (WTC) at Lord's against South Africa.

Smith went straight to hospital after leaving the field and had the wound cleaned, stitched and the finger placed in a splint in a race to be fit to face the West Indies

Australia captain Pat Cummins weighs in on South Africa's route to the WTC final. The Proteas won the third edition of the WTC at Lord's on Saturday.

Labuschagne was tipped to be a long-term successor of Smith in the batting line-up, but his form has flattered to decieve off late.

Mitchell Johnson raised concerns about the performance of Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins, and Nathan Lyon. He further stated that the bowling quartet should not be viewed as guaranteed selections any longer.

Day two of the ICC World Test Championship Final at Lord’s saw Australia seize the upper hand, thanks to fast bowling by captain Pat Cummins. Cummins became just the eighth Australian to reach 300 Test wickets.

As per the latest report, BCCI has failed to convince Jay Shah-led ICC and England are set to continue hosting the future WTC Finals.

With Australia's tour of the West Indies scheduled to begin on June 25, young Sam Konstas has been pushing his case for a return to the top spot since the Border-Gavaskar Trophy

South African star batter Aiden Markram opened up on his post-match celebration with a school friend following his heroics during the World Test Championship (WTC) final at the Lord's Cricket Ground.