It's most unfortunate Mike. When Nelson came to power he spoke at length about equality amongst all South Africans and that we should be colour blind.
Yet it didn't happen.
It's said that Pietersen had to leave SA because he couldn't get a game with the SA side, and he truly is a world class player. Fortunately for him his mother is British.
Alan Donald (The SA Brummie) was one of the finest fast bowlers ever. I saw him grow up. Do you know there was a time when he could hardly speak a word of English? He was schooled in Bloemfontein in the Free State, a hotbed of Afrikanerdom.
Trouble with old Jacque Kallis, he probably imbibes too many Castles these days. He was once regarded by many as the greatest allrounder in the world.