Sydney, Nov. 2 -- Australia and South Africa delivered a series to remember, with both sides having chances to clinch victory. After entering the final Test evenly balanced, the Baggy Greens could not hold on and eventually lost by 176 runs.
The result is Australia's first Test series defeat of 2026. Earlier in the year they beat England 4-1 in the Ashes and drew 1-1 with Bangladesh. The loss has also knocked Andrew McDonald's team off the top spot in the ICC Men's Test Team Rankings, with South Africa replacing them at the summit.
Australia also currently sit third in the ICC World Test Championship Standings with a point percentage of 69.23, with only New Zealand (72.22) and South Africa (71.43) above them in the table.
As Australia's ...