To be at Lord's on an increasingly glorious sunny Saturday was to witness a nation coming into full bloom. The morning mood was cloudy, and slightly cowed, as South Africa's batters did the absolute needful while the pressure was still too real.

Aiden Markram and Temba Bavuma didn’t have the pleasure of finishing off what they started in the World Test Championship final at Lord's.

South Africa has upset Australia by five wickets to win the World Test Championship on the fourth day of the final at Lord's.