James Anderson has rejected Kevin Pietersen’s claims that England fielders were shouted at and made to apologise to bowlers if they dropped grabs.
Pietersen made the claims in his autobiography, KP, a novel where he also indicated Matt Prior helped orchestrate a bullying culture inside the team room.
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England captain Alastair Cook believes the successful Andrew Strauss-Andy Flower era has been “tarnished” by Kevin Pietersen’s autobiography.
Pietersen’s book was released this week and he made a number of media appearances in which he repeated several allegations, including claims of a bullying culture in the England dressing room.
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Kevin Pietersen’s claims that a “bullying culture” was rife in the England squad have been backed by former South Africa captain Graeme Smith.
Pietersen has caused a huge stir with allegations that younger players in the team were intimidated by a clique of senior players, claiming James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann and Matt Prior were among the worst offenders.
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Kevin Pietersen’s claims that a “bullying culture” was rife in the England squad have been backed by former South Africa captain Graeme Smith.
Pietersen has caused a huge stir with allegations that younger players in the team were intimidated by a clique of senior players, claiming James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann and Matt Prior were among the worst offenders.
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Kevin Pietersen has launched a fresh attack on his former England team director Andy Flower, saying that a decent man-manager could have healed the divisions in the dressing room and prevented the premature end to his international career.
Pietersen also claims that senior management in English cricket cannot expect him to be an explosive maverick on the field and an introverted choirboy off it.
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Former England captain Michael Atherton says he doubts the veracity of some of the claims in Kevin Pietersen’s book and believes it is a ‘bitter settling of scores’.
Pietersen told Sky Sports News HQ on Tuesday evening he stood by everything in his autobiography, in which he is highly critical of several former England teammates and former team director Andy Flower for their attitude and behaviour during the 5-0 Ashes whitewash last winter.
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Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen has made a series of explosive claims in an interview with The Daily Telegraph ahead of the release of his autobiography.
The extremely gifted but controversial batsman alleges there was a culture of bullying inside the England team orchestrated by the bowling attack and wicket-keeper Matt Prior, and that hugely successful former coach Andy Flower “ruled by fear”.
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