Aiden Markram 's long walk back to the pavilion at the end of his epic, trophy-seizing century, ought by rights to have been one of the proudest, most self-reflective moments of his life.

South Africa has cracked cricket’s greatest hoodoo and left Australia to face searing questions about its Ashes planning after a World Cup boilover at Lord’s.

Victory over Australia in the World Test Championship final finally ended years of the Proteas choking with the finish line in sight.