The Proteas believe they are well placed for victory in the Ultimate Test and history is on their side at Lord's.

Pat Cummins starred for Australia before South Africa hit back through Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi as ball continued to dominate bat in an absorbing World Test Championship final.

South African cricket has been dealing with player exodus for decades now, due to the country’s ‘Apartheid’ policy pre-1994 and later because of Cricket South Africa’s quota system as well as the lucrative ‘Kolpak’ contracts in England.

Amla was a key cog in a vintage Proteas generation, starring as part of the class of 2012 who sealed their status as the best Test team in the world at Lord’s in a match which saw the batter etch his name on to the honours board for a second time.

The West Indies women’s team won a tight T20 game against South Africa, reaching their target with two overs left. Stafanie Taylor played a key role in guiding

It wasn’t the first time Steve Waugh had reached into his bag of mental disintegrators to upset South Africa, but when Waugh accused the Proteas of not caring about the future of Test cricket in January last year, South African great Graeme Smith was unimpressed.

Mitchell Starc led Australia’s recovery as the defending champions fought back with the ball against South Africa on the first day of the World Test Championship final at Lord’s on Wednesday. Day 2 live from 7:30pm AEST!

Former South African cricketer Neil McKenzie, who has played 58 Test matches and scored 3523 runs, including a highest of 226, gives his views on the South African Test cricket eco-system