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Australia virtually out of ICC World Test Championship's final contention

Australia needed to win two Tests in South Africa and prevent its hosts from winning one, to ensure a berth in WTC final. Check ICC World Test Championship points table, schedule, team standing here

Australian captain Tim Paine
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Australian captain Tim Paine

BS Web Team New Delhi
Australian cricket team is virtually out of ICC World Test Championship’s final race after its tour to South Africa was postponed due to rising Covid-19 cases in the host nation. The final of World Test Championship (WTC) is scheduled to take place on June 18-22 at Lord’s cricket ground in London. The top two teams in the points table will make the final.
 
Australia was scheduled to travel to South Africa later this month and play a three-match Test series.
 
However, with the host nation battling a second wave of Covid-19 and a new variant of the virus,

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