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ICC World Test Championship: South Africa Test captain Temba Bavuma offered a poignant reflection on his cricketing career ahead of the ICC World Test Championship final against Australia, as he prepares to lead his team at Lord’s — the very ground he once imagined from the dusty streets of Langa.

South Africa last faced Australia in a Test series in 2022-23, with the hosts running out 2-0 winners Down Under.

“There was always some sort of allegiance with Lord’s when we were growing up in Langa,” Bavuma told The Guardian. “On the right-hand side of the street the tar wasn’t done so nicely and we used to call it Karachi. The other side was the MCG. But my favourite section was clean and done up nicely, and we called it Lord’s because it just looked better. As a kid of 10, I already had that dream of playing at Lord’s.”