Australia leads South Africa by 218 runs
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By Mark Gleeson LONDON (Reuters) -Australia will look to add 20 to 30 more runs to their second innings total when the third day of the World Test Championship final against South Africa resumes at Lord’s on Friday,
Lungi Ngidi (3-35) was the chief destroyer after a quiet first innings, claiming the prized scalp of Steve Smith (13), Beau Webster (9) and Aussie skipper Cummins (6) amid a potentially match-defining nine-over spell post-tea.
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By Mark Gleeson LONDON (Reuters) -Australia took control of the World Test Championship final on Thursday as they stretched their lead over South Africa to 106 runs at tea on the second day after captain Pat Cummins had taken six wickets.
Australia captain Pat Cummins became the eighth from his country to 300 Test wickets as his 6 for 28, the best figures by a Test captain at Lord's, dismantled South Africa on the second day of the World Test Championship (WTC) final.
Test-capped players Nathan McSweeney, Matthew Renshaw and Kurtis Patterson are the biggest names in a 16-player 'A' squad picked to face Sri Lanka A in three one-dayers and a pair of first-class matches in July.
Steve Smith led an Australia fightback to put the defending champions on 190-5 at tea on the opening day of the World Test Championship final against South Africa at Lord’s on Wednesday. Smith scored