Lord’s named to host 2025 World Test Championship final

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Lord’s named to host 2025 World Test Championship final

Lord’s will stage the final of the World Test Championship for the first time next year, the International Cricket Council has announced.

Hampshire County Cricket Club’s Rose Bowl in 2021 and Surrey’s Oval in 2023 have held the first two finals and England will once again be the venue with the two highest-placed teams in the Championship rankings meeting for the one-off showpiece from June 11-15, 2025.

India, last year’s runners-up, top the nine-team league with defending champions Australia second. The two Lord’s finalists will be confirmed on January 28 next year.

Australia’s Test captain Pat Cummins told Lords.org: “Winning the World Test Championship was, and still is, a big goal for this team.

“It is the culmination of hard work and consistency over the two-year cycle for all teams.

“So hopefully we will be there again, there’s a lot of cricket still to be played between now and then, and the fans can get a chance to watch us defend the title.”

England are fifth but can boost their chances of a top-two finish with an unbeaten run in this winter’s tours of Pakistan and third-placed New Zealand.

New Zealand were victorious in Southampton in 2021, during the tournament’s first edition.

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