London/IBNS, June 11 -- Australia and South Africa have named their playing XIs for the World Test Championship Final at Lord's.

The nations will face off for the coveted mace in what stands to be one of the most important Test matches these players will ever be a part of. Just ask some of the South Africans.

It ends what was a gripping World Test Championship cycle, where the Proteas won seven straight Test matches to seal their spot in the decider, while Australia will look to become the first team to claim back-to-back championships, with the concept commencing in 2019.

1. Aiden Markram, 2. Ryan Rickelton, 3. Wiaan Mulder, 4. Temba Bavuma (c), 5. Tristan Stubbs, 6. David Bedingham, 7. Kyle Verreynne (wk), 8. Marco Jansen, 9. Keshav ...