 The 2002 season saw Fulton share the captaincy with Matthew Fleming, with Fulton leading the side in first-class cricket and Fleming leading in one-day matches.The captaincy did not affect his batting, as he scored 1358 runs, his second thousand-run season in succession.The Australian captain Steve Waugh, in his brief spell as overseas player for Kent, remarked that he could be "a future England captain"

Whilst preparing for the 2003 season, Fulton was hit in the eye by a ball from a bowling machine, whilst practising the pull shot.