Ahead of the WTC final, all eyes are on South Africa pacer Kagiso Rabada, who recently made headlines after testing positive for a recreational drug.

Australia will play South Africa in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final at Lord’s, striving to defend the title it won two years ago when it defeated India.

With the West Indies all set to take on Australia in a multi-format series, Cricket West Indies took centre stage and announced their 16-man squad for the Australia series, Roston Chase was appointed as the skipper for the three Tests.

Sam Konstas misses out on a WTC spot, as Marnus Labuschagne becomes the fifth batter to partner with Usman Khawaja since David Warner's retirement.

West Indies batter Shai Hope is in line to play his first test in almost four years after being recalled to the squad for their home series against Australia, but veteran pacer Kemah Roach has been dropped.

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