A riveting World Test Championship final between Australia and South Africa went a long way to boost the sagging credentials of the five-day game, but the format of the competition is in need of a revamp,

Marnus Labuschagne's dismal form continued to haunt him as the Australian star endured a poor World Test Championship final against South Africa at the Lord's.

If there were still doubters of Test cricket's enduring magic in the age of T20 fireworks, South Africa’s thrilling five-wicket victory over defending champions Australia offered the most poetic rebuttal.

Batter Marnus Labuschagne is still a key part of Australia's future in test cricket despite failing to impress in their five-wicket defeat to South Africa in the World Test Championship final, coach Andrew McDonald said.

Final: Australia were outplayed by Temba Bavuma's South Africa in the 'Ultimate Test'. This was the first final that Pat Cummins lost as the skipper of the Aussie Test team

South Africa 138 and 282 for 5 (Aiden Markram 146, Temba Bavuma 66, Mitchell Starc 3-66) beat Australia 212 (Beau Webster 72, Steve Smith 66, Kagiso Rabada 5-51) and 207 (Starc 58, Alex Carey 43, Rabada 4-59,

Batter Marnus Labuschagne is still a key part of Australia's future in test cricket despite failing to impress in their five-wicket defeat to South Africa in the World Test Championship final, coach Andrew McDonald said.

Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra recently came forward and lauded the performance of South Africa's opener Aiden Markram in the second innings of the World Test Championship final against Australia where the star batter hit a century.