Alex Carey proposes Ponting-Kallis trophy for Australia-South Africa Test rivalry

Australia's batsman Ricky Ponting (C) shakes hands with South Africa's Jacques Kallis (R) after his final Test innings at the WACA ground in Perth on December 3, 2012. | Photo Credit: AFP

Australia and South Africa will battle for more than a series win in Cape Town, but their storied Test rivalry still lacks a permanent trophy.

A series victory could help South Africa displace Australia at the top of the Test rankings, while Pat Cummins’ side will look to become the first visiting team to win a Test series in South Africa since England in 2020-21.

Despite the history, the teams have no perpetual silverware to contest, unlike India and Australia, who play for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, or the individual battle between India’s Sachin Tendulkar and James Anderson of England, which became a defining subplot for the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.

Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey suggested naming the trophy after former greats Ricky Ponting and Jacques Kallis. Ponting is the leading run-scorer in Tests between the two nations, with Kallis among the top three.

“The Kallis-Ponting, or something like that,” Carey told Yahoo News.

A permanent trophy could finally give one of Test cricket’s fiercest rivalries a fitting name.

Published on Oct 26, 2026

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