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Australia and South Africa are set to lock horns in the final of the World Test Championship at Lords Cricket Ground starting on June 11. Apart from that, the Indian team is also scheduled to play a five-match Test series against the hosts England starting on June 20. However, as multiple are in their in England for their upcoming schedule, a new controversy seems to be emerging between India and Australia.
As reported by CODE Sports from Australia, the Pat Cummins-led side were denied to perform their training session at Lords as the Indian players were already practicing there. The report also claimed that the Australian team had to travel for three hours to find another venue for training. Several media houses from Australia are also claiming that the Indian team has been training at Lords at Cricket Australia’s expense. Notably, Australia are scheduled to play against South Africa at Lords from June 11. Meanwhile, India will take on the hosts England at the same ground in the third Test starting one July 10.
I think this is the best version of the stadium this morning: Pat Cummins
Australia will look to defend their WTC title as they take on South Africa in the third final of the championship. Meanwhile, the Proteas will also look to end the wait for an ICC title after 27 years. Ahead of the much-awaited clash, Australian skipper Pat Cummins recalled an incident when the English crowd booed his team during the 2023 Ashes series.
“I think this is the best version of the stadium this morning. There’s no one around, which is great. I’m sure it will be much more civil this time around. Things got pretty heated in the middle of that Ashes series, but I think a lot of them will have learned their lesson and I’m sure they’ll be very polite,” Cummmins was quoted as saying by News18.
