First time in 149 years: Australia make unique record in first Test vs South Africa
Australia's 18-member squad has an average age of around 32.6, with only three players under 30.
In a historic first for Australia, the nation's cricket team fielded the oldest playing XI in their men's Test history in their first Test against South Africa in Durban. All 11 players were 30 or above, marking the first time in 149 years that an Australian men's Test XI did not include a player in his 20s. Captain Pat Cummins won the toss and chose to bat, with the team's average age reaching 34.59.
This unique record was noted by cricket statistician Ric Finlay, who called it the seventh-oldest Test XI of all time and the oldest in around 100 years.
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