1.   England cancelled the tour and South Africa were on their way into the international sporting wilderness.

2.   England captain Nasser Hussain indicated Monday that veteran wicket-keeper Alec Stewart would be remaining in the international wilderness for some time to come.

3.   Under the psychological pressure of knowing that failure would have consigned him to the international wilderness for the foreseeable future, Hick answered his critics with style.

4.   Penaud lashed out at Berbizier in the media, thus condemning himself to the international wilderness.