His start was brilliant as he sealed a consolation victory against South Africa at The Oval and they trounced the same opposition in the ODIs As a result, Moores was axed, but Pietersen too lost his captaincy.
A shocked Pietersen tweeted with ire and expressed his disgust with an explicit tweet. The tweet was deleted, but not before it was noticed by the world and the England management, who criticised him for the move. This time, his target was former England player Nick Knight.
The amount was never revealed. That pushed him to make the tough call. With the resignation of Andy Flower, according to Alan Gardner of ESPN Cricinfo, it seems apparent English cricket is about to enter a brave new era built around several promising young players. No more is this apparent than in the batting, with youngsters like Joe Root, Gary Ballance and Ben Stokes being viewed as key for the next few years in international cricket. Individuals like James Taylor, Moeen Ali and even Eoin Morgan will now have a chance to stake their claims to a place in the Test side and be the ones to bring more success to English cricket.
While Pietersen may have some years left in him, it makes sense with a new coach to be appointed to also start building for the future, allowing other players to get their feet wet in international cricket. It is hard to ignore the fact in Kevin Pietersen , England have lost one of their most talented batsmen, a man able to dominate proceedings and win games almost single-handedly.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan, who has been one of the most successful skippers for his country but is known for his outspoken attitude, has said that he believed Kevin Pietersen should never have turned up for the national team following the Text-gate controversy. The former swashbuckling batsman, Pietersen, was accused of sending text messages to South African players and giving them tips about how to bowl against the then-England captain Andrew Strauss.
Pietersen, who had a South African descent, was questioned about his national loyalty and a public fallout between him and Strauss had also disgraced the English cricket back then. The Kevin Pietersen controversy Kevin Pietersen retired from limited-overs international cricket in May , and though he retracted that decision it set off a chain of events that led to his being dropped from the World Twenty20 squad.
England's breakdown of trust The most disturbing breakdown in trust is not between Kevin Pietersen and the ECB, but between the ECB and the cricket-loving public after one of the most traumatic 18 months in England cricket history May Andrew Miller.
England's Pietersen folly They were making good progress in building a world-class side, but not getting rid of Kevin Pietersen after the texting saga in cost them greatly Apr Martin Crowe.
Does KP have any secrets from us? Or why we all ought to sit down and enjoy Pietersengate Feb Andrew Hughes. Pietersen regains central contract Kevin Pietersen has been awarded a full central contract by the ECB, so formally completing his reintegration into the England set-up. Good to have Pietersen back - Bresnan Tim Bresnan said that Kevin Pietersen's return for his first England appearance in almost three months was no different to having a player come back into the side following an injury Oct ESPNcricinfo staff.
Pietersen exile ends with India call up Kevin Pietersen's exile from the England side has ended with his addition to the squad for the tour of India Oct David Hopps. Pietersen signs England contract Kevin Pietersen has signed a four-month central contract with the ECB and will be "reintegrated" into the England team after a process of reconciliation Oct Alan Gardner.
Pietersen 'disappointed' at exclusion Kevin Pietersen's management has issued a statement expressing his disappointment at his exclusion from the England squad for the Test tour of India Sep George Dobell.
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