{
  "id": 13339491,
  "title": "First time in 149 years: Australia make unique record in first Test vs South Africa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/first-time-in-149-years-australia-make-unique-record-in-first-test-vs-13339491",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-10T06:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/first-time-149-years-australia-060000617.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "First time in 149 years: Australia make unique record in first Test vs South Africa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/first-time-in-149-years-australia-make-unique-record-in-first-test-vs",
        "published": "2026-10-10T00:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ESPNcricinfo",
        "title": "Weatherald backed to return as South Australia thump Victoria",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/weatherald-backed-to-return-as-south-australia-thump-victoria",
        "published": "2026-10-10T06:22:55.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}