倫敦的陰天條件承諾幫助南非的Quicks

倫敦的陰天條件承諾將幫助南非的Quicks，澳大利亞統治冠軍也具有令人印象深刻的速度攻擊。

Overcast conditions in London promised to help South Africa's quicks as they battled reigning champions Australia in the World Test Championship final at Lord's on Wednesday.

倫敦的陰天條件承諾將幫助南非的Quicks，因為他們在周三在Lord's的世界測試冠軍決賽中與統治冠軍澳大利亞作鬥爭。

Both captains won their respective tosses and elected to bowl first.

兩位船長都贏得了各自的比賽，並選擇了碗。

The hosts' decision will come as no surprise given the threat posed by Australia's pace attack, and the fact that the visitors' batters struggled in the recent series at home against England's quicks.

鑑於澳大利亞的速度攻擊所帶來的威脅，以及訪客的擊球手在最近在國內對陣英格蘭的Quicks的比賽中掙扎的事實，東道主的決定就不足為奇了。

Australia's Marnus Labuschagne will be thrust straight into the action after being promoted to open for the first time in his Test career.

澳大利亞的Marnus Labuschagne將在他的考試生涯中首次開放後，將直接進入行動。

"We'll have a bowl first," said Bavuma at the toss. "The surface looks a good one, with solid overhead conditions.

“我們會先碗碗，”折騰的巴夫馬說。 “表面看起來很不錯，頭頂固體條件。

"I'm happy. It's too late now for anything else. We've selected the best team for the conditions."

“我很高興。現在為時已晚。我們已經為條件選擇了最好的團隊。”

"It's (a) massive (occasion). I think all of us have some sort of allegiance to Lord's. Should be a spectacle of a game."

“這是（a）巨大的（場合）。我認為我們所有人都對Lord的忠誠。應該是遊戲的奇觀。”

Australia captain Pat Cummins said his side were happy to bat first.

澳大利亞隊長帕特·康明斯（Pat Cummins）說，他的球隊很高興首先擊球。

"There's a few clouds but that's not unusual for England. It's dry and might turn later in the match.

“有幾個雲，但這對英格蘭來說並不罕見。它很乾，可能在比賽后來轉彎。

"I don't think there's any extra pressure (as defending champions). We've been here before and won it. This week is about enjoying it."

“我認為沒有任何額外的壓力（作為衛冕冠軍）。我們以前去過這裡並贏得了勝利。本周是要享受它。”

Follow the World Test Championship final with Flashscore.

跟隨世界測試冠軍決賽，並使用FlashScore。

Both sides named their teams on Tuesday.

雙方都在周二命名他們的球隊。

All-rounder Beau Webster keeps his place at number six in the Australia team, and the experienced Josh Hazlewood has been preferred to Scott Boland in the pace attack.

Beau Webster全能球員在澳大利亞球隊的第六名中保持了自己的位置，而經驗豐富的Josh Hazlewood則優先是Scott Boland。

South Africa named all-rounder Wiaan Mulder at number three and selected Lungi Ngidi ahead of Dane Paterson, even though his fellow paceman knows conditions at Lord's well after playing there for Middlesex this season.

南非在第三名中任命全能球員Wiaan Mulder，並在戴恩·帕特森（Dane Paterson）之前選擇了Lungi Ngidi，儘管他的同伴Paceman在本賽季在米德爾塞克斯（Middlesex）比賽后在Lord's Well都知道條件。

Fast bowler Kagiso Rabada is playing his first Test after serving a one-month ban for cocaine use earlier this year.

快速投球手Kagiso Rabada在今年早些時候提供可卡因的一個月禁令後，正在參加他的第一次測試。

South Africa are aiming to win their first major trophy since lifting the ICC Knockout, a forerunner of the Champions Trophy, in 1998.

自1998年取消ICC淘汰賽（冠軍獎杯的先驅）以來，南非的目標是贏得自己的第一個主要獎杯。

The top-ranked Australians, who beat India in the 2023 WTC final, have won multiple white-ball trophies.

排名最高的澳大利亞人在2023年WTC決賽中擊敗印度，贏得了多個白球獎杯。

Teams

團隊

Australia: Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Beau Webster, Alex Carey (wkt), Pat Cummins (capt), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood

澳大利亞：Usman Khawaja，Marnus Labuschagne，Cameron Green，Steve Smith，Travis Head，Beau Webster，Alex Carey（WKT），Pat Cummins（上尉）（上尉），Mitchell Starc，Nathan Lyon，Joshan Lyon，Josh Hazlewood

South Africa: Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Wiaan Mulder, Temba Bavuma (capt), Tristan Stubbs, David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne (wkt), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi

南非：艾登·馬克拉姆（Aiden Markram），瑞安·里克爾頓（Ryan Rickelton），威亞·穆爾德（Wiaan Mulder），特馬巴·巴維馬（Temba Bavuma）（上尉），特里斯坦·斯塔布斯（Tristan Stubbs），戴維·貝丁漢姆（David Bedingham），凱爾·弗雷恩（Kyle Verreynne）（WCT）（WCT），Marco Jansen，Keshav Maharaj，Kagiso Rabada，Kagiso Rabada，Lungi ngidi ngidii ngidii ngidii ngidii ngidii ngidii

Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZL), Richard Illingworth (ENG)

裁判：Chris Gaffaney（NZL），Richard Illingworth（Eng）

TV Umpire: Richard Kettleborough (ENG)

電視裁判：Richard Kettleborough（Eng）

Match Referee: Javagal Srinath (IND)

比賽裁判：Javagal Srinath（IND）