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Australia will have the chance to defend their World Test Championship crown, claiming victory over India in the fifth and final Border-Gavaskar Test to secure their place in the Final at Lord's in June.
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Pat Cummins' team will face Temba Bavuma's South Africa on the hallowed turf from June 11, with the Proteas closing out their Final qualification run with a tense two-wicket win in their Boxing Day Test against Pakistan.
Sri Lanka, who host Australia in a two-Test series in Galle from late January, cannot overtake either team.
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Australia booked their tickets on day three of the New Year's Test match at the Sydney Cricket Ground, chasing a fourth innings target of 162 with six wickets in hand.
Usman Khawaja (41) was the backbone of the Australian effort on a tricky surface, with Travis Head and Beau Webster playing their part in the closeout.
The win moved Australia to 63.73% of possible points, denying India (50.00% of possible points) of the spot in their last Test match of the cycle.
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