With the next World Cup less than two years away, it's important to look at what's causing their one-day cricket dysfunction

They're being badly impeded by the perplexing inability of their strong line-up to fire together

The World Cup knockout-phase monkey stays infernally glued to South Africa's backs for another four years

The South African spinner on his favourite opponents, celebratory drinks, fielding in front of Bay 13, and what hotel rooms need to improve them

If you're a South African born not later than the sixties, there'll only ever be one No. 4 for you

They might well have played Test cricket for South Africa if circumstances had been different

Mean South African bowlers v rampaging Caribbean batsmen? Bring it on

Surely after his heroics on the last day in Sydney, Graeme Smith must own the hearts of all South Africa?

South Africa have never, yet, snared a series in Australia. But suddenly their corner looks very compellingly like the one to be in

South Africa may not really need Jacques Kallis' runs at the moment, but he is a long way from being dispensable just yet

Even his fiercest critics will now have to salute Graeme Smith