Hans in the till: the Cronje jokes

And the jokes have already begun. Unfortunately, it seems that nothing is immune from the acerbic, tongue-in-cheek wit of sporting wags and commentators around the world in these globalised times, and Hansie Cronje's very public fall from grace was most certainly no exception.

When asked if he was looking to control the extras against Australia Hansie said, "on the contrary I'm always on the look out for extras".

It should probably come as no surprise that CricInfo was reliably informed that some of the not so magnanimous barbs which follow were being considered by various news and sporting editors as the crisis approached boiling point on Tuesday. The higher they rise, the harder they fall - or so it goes ...

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HansieGate

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Punters and Proteas

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The Green Back Machine

The Greed Machine

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Nothing Fancy About Our Disgraceful Hansie

Bookies in a Cronje Shop

Cricket goes down the WJC