Defending champions Australia were in desperate trouble in overcast conditions in London at 16-2 after losing Usman Khawaja and Cameron Green in a single Rabada over.

South Africa captain Temba Bavuma won the toss and put Australia into bat, looking to unleash his pace attack at the start of the World Test Championship final at Lord's on Wednesday.

Shai Hope has been recalled by the West Indies Test side after being named in their 16-man squad for a three-match series against Australia on Tuesday.

With the ICC Women’s World Cup set to get underway in 110 days’ time in India and Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, unlike other teams, are sticking only with skill and fitness camps on home soil.

The full Test squad, however, returned to action on Monday, with newly-appointed pace bowling coach Shaun Tait taking charge of the seamers for the first time.

England opener Duckett blasted 10 fours and two sixes as he set a frenetic pace in the hosts' score of 248-3 from 20 overs in Southampton.

Marnus Labuschagne will open for Australia in the World Test Championship final against South Africa, captain Pat Cummins announced Tuesday.

Rabada tested positive for cocaine in January, which was only revealed in April, and served a one-month ban while competing in the Indian Premier League.

Pooran hit 13 half-centuries in 106 Twenty20 Internationals and amassed 2,275 runs to become West Indies' leading scorer in the shortest format.

India's Mahendra Singh Dhoni and South Africa's Hashim Amla and Graeme Smith were among seven new inductees into the International Cricket Council Hall of Fame announced Monday.

South Africa coach Shukri Conrad said his side had enjoyed an "enlightening" evening with England fast-bowling great Stuart Broad ahead of their World Test Championship final against Australia at Lord's.

Australia batting great Steve Smith is expecting a tough examination from South Africa's impressive pace attack in this week's World Test Championship final at Lord's.

Former England captain Michael Atherton said "everyone knows the WTC in its present guise is flawed".

England completed a series win over the West Indies with a game to spare after chasing down a target of 197 in the second T20 international in Bristol on Sunday.

The Ultimate Test nears closer as the two best teams, South Africa and Australia, do battle for the World Test Championship mace from 11 June.

South Africa batsman Aiden Markram insists there will be no mental scarring from his side's previous failures when they face holders Australia in the World Test Championship final at Lord's.

"I hadn't hit a ball since I missed a full toss off Mohammed Shami in the Champions Trophy. "I've hit so many balls over my career, what do they say, it's like riding a bike, I suppose, in a way." 

A calf injury forced Josh Hazlewood to miss being part of Australia's World Test Championship win two years ago, and the fast bowler is keen to avoid a second such heartbreak as they defend their WTC title next week.

This is the seasoned UAE batter’s second time winning the honour, with his previous win coming in April 2024.

Oman's national cricket team and their cricket board are currently embroiled in a dispute over unpaid prize money totaling US $225,000 from the 2024 T20 World Cup. Despite the tournament—co-hosted by the USA and the Caribbean—setting a new record for total prize money, the Omani players are yet to receive their share.