South Africa celebrated banishing their reputation as cricket’s “chokers” with an outpouring of emotion, a vow to unite their “unique” nation, and an impassioned plea for more Test cricket now they are world champions.

The first Black batter to make a century for South Africa has led them to World Test Championship glory – but wider issues within the format must be solved to save it

South Africa's players show their mettle to ignore sledges from Australia's players as they go from chokers to World Test champions at Lord's.

By Mark Gleeson LONDON (Reuters) -South Africa won the World Test Championship on Saturday, completing a remarkable turnaround to beat Australia by five wickets as they successfully chased down an imposing 282-run target.

Across four days at Lord's, Temba Bavuma's team shows history, both distant and recent, can be overcome by a group brimming with talent and resilience.

No team in world cricket, and arguably the whole of sport, has a more brutal relationship with the finishing line than South Africa. It's cruel, but essential, to state this up front, much as Shukri Conrad,

While South Africa stumbled from one fiasco to another, and after over two decades Temba Bavuma's man stare at history at cricket's iconic stadium the Lord's.

A "terrific" piece of bowling from Australia's Mitchell Starc brings Tristan Stubbs' uncertain innings to an end as the South African exits with eight runs from 43 balls in the ICC World Test Championship Final.