South Africa's Test team returned home to a rousing heroes' welcome after their historic WTC Final win over Australia, with captain Temba Bavuma proudly leading the squad and holding the championship mace aloft.

Aiden Markram has been dropped twice by South Africa in his test career. It’s his own fault. Markram set such a superlative standard out of the gate — three centuries and two 90s in his first six months — that when the runs stopped raining,

South Africa secured their maiden World Test Championship (WTC) title with a five-wicket win over Australia at Lord’s, the second-highest successful