"Probably like trying to pick your favorite kid" - When Pat Cummins was asked to choose his favorite ICC title

Australia became the first team to win every major title when they defeated India by 209 runs at The Oval in the 2023 World Test Championship (WTC) final. Skipper Pat Cummins also completed a personal treble, having earlier featured in Australian sides that had won the ODI World Cup in 2015 and the T20 World Cup in 2021.

Following the WTC final win, Cummins was asked which out of the three meant the most to him and the paceman could not pick the one that mattered the most.

"It's probably like trying to pick your favorite kid," Cummins said after the match (via ESPN Cricinfo).

The 32-year-old, however, gave an edge to the longest format over the shorter formats, adding that the Test match cricket was the most favorite of the lot, among the players.

"We were just talking about that. No doubt Test matches for us are our favorite format. It's the biggest challenge I think in every way. This competition pitting up against everyone in the world, it has got to be right up there," Cummins said.

Australia pick Marnus Labuschagne as opener for 2025 WTC final against South Africa

Australia announced their playing XI to take on South Africa in the 2025 WTC final, starting at Lord's on June 11. Marnus Labuschagne was picked to open the innings with Usman Khawaja. Cameron Green, who has been in prolific batting form for Gloucestershire in English county cricket, was also included in the playing XI.

The current holders of the WTC mace also opted to go in with Josh Hazlewood over Scott Boland in the playing XI. This will be the third consecutive final that will take place in England, with the earlier two summit clashes happening at The Oval and Southampton. India had finished runners-up in both the 2021 and the 2023 WTC finals.