After World Cup 2003, South Africa sprung wholesale changes to their team. Zondeki, Langeveldt and McKenzie were dropped. Rhodes, Kirsten and Donald retired, and Pollock was stripped of his captaincy.

Lance Klusener was another one dropped, and was on the end of a barrage of abuse from Captain Graeme Smith. Why did Smithy need to do this??? I bet he didn't know "Zulu" was going to work his way back to the national side for the tour of England later that year. But Zulu did, fighting back with that dogged spirit that we love, never hanging up the gloves until the fight has been given an official result. Zulu and Graeme patched up their differences, in public at least. Klusener played some consistent cricket and became a semi-regular of the ODI team, and by the end of 2003 was back where he was at the height of his cricketing powers, batting at No.6 and bowling first change, striking fear into opposition cricketers.

In 2004, Zulu worked his way back into the test side and had an average game, not bad but not great. After the Champions Trophy, Zulu has not been re-selected for the South African side. At 33, with no other inform allrounder, is this a risk that the UCB should take...Kemp has shown glimpses with the bat but has been found wanting with the ball...Hall has been patchy, never shining with both the willow and the ball in the same match.

So, the big question remains....Does Zulu still have anything left to offer at this level??? Or after the 13 man contracts were given out, which incidentally Zulu did not feature in, have South Africa had enough of his supposed larger-than-the team antics??? Either way, when the ODI squad for the series in the Windies is going to be named, will Zulu be selected for one final dig at the big time....Or will Haroon Lorgat, convenor of selectors, summon him to his office, and say, "Your Time's Up, Number 69"???