Another coach derailed

Mickey Arthur's departure as South Africa coach is confirmation of where the power lies in the dressing room. By John Stern

'No place to hide for England'

Switch Hit: The decider in South Africa, England's latest squad, the IPL auction, and a chat with Yorkshire's Ajmal Shahzad

England's best lower-order batsman

Numbers Game: England's resistance down the order has been led by Graeme Swann in the last couple of years, with an average untouched in their Test history

Why all the doom and gloom?

England have done surprisingly well over the last season. It's not the end of the world for them. By Rob Steen

UDRS and Pakistan are failing

Ian Chappell: The ICC needs to take full responsibility for the running of the review system, and Pakistan need to own up to their poor cricket and questionable tactics

'SA's bark is worse than their bite'

Switch Hit: Dale Steyn joins the show as we assess the issues in the South African camp. Plus, why we love ball-tampering

'Yousuf is a reluctant captain'

The Tony Greig Show: Pakistan's implosion, South Africa's struggle, and why Gavaskar's comments are not justified

Test cricket strikes again

Fluctations in Test matches are beyond one-dayers that remain limited in more than just the number of overs. By Tony Cozier

Steak, Onions and controversy

Christmas in Durban, New Year in Cape Town. The second instalment of Andrew McGlashan's South Africa tour diary

'England dare not look back'

Switch Hit: A review of England's eventful 2009, from the lows of KP v Moores to the Ashes success

Paul Adams

'Devon tried to knock my head off'

Paul Adams recalls his debut series against England aged 18

Meeting Sir Ian

Thrilling on the field, glamorous off it, and a do-gooder to boot. After all these years, Beefy is still a great choice as a childhood hero. By George Dobell

'England draw relief, not momentum'

The Switch Hit: Why Centurion wasn't Cardiff revisited, KP's "Red Bull Run" and a preview of the second Test

The joke that took a wicket

Breakneck car-rides, dense fog, hyperbaric chambers - Andrew McGlashan's South Africa tour diary

The XI

A team that bridges the divide

All-time XI: South Africa's all-time side helps dismantle the rift that isolation opened up between eras

Makhaya Ntini's magnificent journey

From a 13-year-old in tattered shoes to a champion on the brink of his 100th Test: a South African icon like no other

The comedy club

Andrew McGlashan's South Africa tour diary

'South Africa are there for the taking'

Switch Hit: Graham Gooch and Co are confident despite Anderson's injury, more on Mark Benson, and Viru, we salute you!

All you need is speed

All-time XI: With each one as potent as the next, picking just two fast bowlers for South Africa's all-time side won't be easy

Strauss takes the lead

Not long ago, Andrew Strauss thought he would never play for England again, let alone lead them. But all that has changed in the post-Ashes glow. By Sam Pilger

The Rebel Tours: Cricket's Crisis of Conscience

Cricket's forgotten skeleton

Peter May's history of the rebel tours to South Africa does not make for easy reading. Review by Martin Williamson