O runner, where art thou?

Jul 3, 2011 Following the ICC's ban on runners, we pay tribute to the hardworking breed of men who provided cricket with some of its quirkiest moments

ICC Champions Trophy 2009

ICC backs Strauss in runner controversy

Sep 29, 2009 The ICC has backed Andrew Strauss and the umpires in the runner controversy with Graeme Smith, saying they followed the laws of the game

ICC Champions Trophy

'We've let a lot of people down' - Duminy

Sep 28, 2009 JP Duminy may have only just embarked on his international career, but he is already coming to terms with South Africa's lamentable record in ICC tournaments

Flung phones, a pickled wildebeest and an alleged choke

Sep 28, 2009 A surveillance report from our man in the Centurion Park dressing room, disguised with a giant Hashim Amla beard

South Africa v England, Group B, Centurion

Big-event hoodoo returns to haunt South Africa

Sep 28, 2009 Three global events on home turf, and not even a semi-final place to show for it. And yet, with the little support for the magnificent Graeme Smith, it could all have been so very different

South Africa v England, Group B, Centurion

Freedom of expression clinched it for England

Sep 27, 2009 Andrew Strauss and Owais Shah have said a more positive approach by the batsmen made the difference after landing in South Africa

South Africa v England, Group B, Centurion

War hero Smith shadows the pain of defeat

Sep 27, 2009 Graeme Smith's hobble back to the dressing room must rank as the most moving moment of this tournament so far

South Africa v England, Group B, Centurion

'You shouldn't get a runner for cramps, full stop' - Strauss

Sep 27, 2009 Graeme Smith has asked for more consistency in granting permission for runners, Andrew Strauss felt Smith could have done without one

South Africa v England, Group B, Centurion

England fined for slow over-rate

Sep 27, 2009 England have been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate in their 22-run win over South Africa in Centurion