Australia fields all-over-30 lineup in historic first Test against South Africa

In the opening Test of the World Test Championship series at Kingsmead, Durban, Australia presented the oldest ever playing XI in its men's Test history, with every member at least 30 years old - a milestone not reached for 149 years. Captain Pat Cummins chose to bat after winning the toss, and the side's average age stood at 34.59, making it the seventh-oldest Test XI ever recorded. Veteran spinner Nathan Lyon, 38, led the age chart, while Matt Renshaw, 30, was the youngest.

Five players - Lyon, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Alex Carey and Josh Hazlewood - were 35 or older, and the recall of 34-year-old Nic Maddinson marked his first Test since 2016. South Africa, missing spearhead Kagiso Rabada, restricted Australia to 187/6 before weather halted play, with early wickets taken by Anrich Nortje, Wiaan Mulder and Marco Jansen.