Cummins and Bavuma itching for Test glory

Australia and South Africa lock horns at Lord's in the final of the World Test Championship

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00:00I think there's a few unknowns, you know, just the personnel, we've probably played about half of the guys before,

00:07about half we haven't played, you know, in red ball cricket, throwing, you know, Duke's ball, neutral ground.

00:14There's a few more unknowns going into the Test match, which is exciting.

00:17I think we're going to have to problem solve on our feet a bit more.

00:19I think, no doubt, you know, they're bowlers we have seen a little bit of, and, you know, there's a couple of big wicket takers there.

00:25You know, Rabada and Maharaj have been around for a fair while now and been successful.

00:30So they're an obvious threat, but again, some of those younger or, you know, newer guys into the team that we haven't seen before,

00:36we're going to have to be pretty sharp on.

00:38For us as the players, we know that what we control is what we do on the field of play.

00:43And for us to remain competitive, for us to be regarded as a top cricketing nation,

00:48we've got to be in these positions where we can go for silverware.

00:52So I think that's already ticked.

00:54I think obviously going over the line, you know, is part of the whole story.

01:01And I think for this bunch of players, for this group, for Shukri, you know,

01:07I think it will be a massive feather within our cap.

01:11So, yeah, we'll always try to focus on what we need to do on the field.

01:16We always speak about excellence.

01:17We always speak about doing something special for the country and also for each other.

01:23So here's another opportunity for us to do that.