The man who had to be king

Not so much the man who would be king as the man who had to be king, Shaun Pollock will carry a fair bit of excess baggage in his coffin when he flies off to Sri Lanka with his South African side on Friday

History favours South Africa

History, brief though it may be, suggests that South Africa will hold sway in Sri Lanka next month when they return for their second tour of the island

Tests: Sri Lanka 0 South Africa 1, ODIs: Sri Lanka 1 South Africa 1

The South Africans in Sri Lanka, 1993-94

The first tour of Sri Lanka by a South African team produced a satisfying result for the visitors