Olonga and Flower make a stand

It was a defining image in 2003: two players, one black, one white, risking their lives and careers by wearing black armbands to protest injustice

Ponting pummels India

Men of the Finals: Ricky Ponting made the 2003 final against a resurgent India a no-contest with one of the finest batting displays in World Cup history

Tendulkar lands a timeless KO

World Cup Vignettes: After living the match in his head for a year, he produced a classic against Pakistan in 2003

Overview

Washouts, walkovers, and black armband protests

Fourteen teams competed in an unwieldy schedule that culminated in a high-scoring, one-sided final

Vignettes: 35

Roy steamrolls Pakistan

A captain's hunch brought Andrew Symonds into Australia's World Cup squad and he repaid that faith in the first game

Vignettes: 36

The World Cup catches political heat

Andy Flower and Henry Olonga took a potentially dangerous stand against the Zimbabwe government

Vignettes: 37

Nehra's Durban masterclass

Troubled by a swollen ankle, Ashish Nehra gritted his teeth and produced a sensational spell against England

Vignettes: 38

Tendulkar lands a timeless KO

He lived the match a year in advance, and when he finally walked out to bat against Pakistan in 2003, he produced a classic

Vignettes: 39

Gilchrist's conscientious moment

Adam Gilchrist walked despite being given not out by the on-field umpire in the semi-final against Sri Lanka

Vignettes: 40

Ponting leads another Australian rampage

Ricky Ponting's six-filled century left India hapless in the World Cup final

Gallery

Unstoppable Australia register third World Cup win

The eighth World Cup in pictures

Quiz

Adam Gilchrist walked after being caught off which bowler's bowling in the semi-final?

How much do you know about the eighth World Cup?