Kevin Pietersen remains determined to reclaim his place in the England set-up despite comments made by England officials over the weekend.
After Alastair Cook was replaced by Eoin Morgan as skipper of England’s ODI side on Saturday, Paul Downton and James Whitaker both made it clear that the change of captaincy did not pave the way for Pietersen to rejoin the team.
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Kevin Pietersen has paid tribute to England’s prospective one-day captain Eoin Morgan and revealed he hopes to play under him one day.
Sky sources revealed on Friday afternoon that Alastair Cook is to be removed as captain of England’s 50-over side and replaced by Morgan ahead of the World Cup – a move due to be confirmed at an ECB press conference on Saturday morning.
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Andrew Flintoff has urged the ECB to fully explain the reason for Kevin Pietersen’s sacking.
“It’s time the ECB told us, the paying public who are missing out on watching Kevin, what went on.”
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Tim Ludeman scored the quickest fifty in the Big Bash as the tournament got underway with Adelaide Strikers beating Melbourne Stars by eight wickets.
Ludeman (92no) brought up his fifty from just 18 balls in style, with a massive six over midwicket off James Faulkner in the fifth over – one of five sixes in his innings as he stole the limelight from Kevin Pietersen, who made a fifty of his own in Melbourne’s score of 148-7 from their 20 overs.
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The Big Bash begins on Thursday – and Kevin Pietersen should be in action!
December 18, 2014, 8:00am
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The Big Bash League kicks off again this week – and there will be plenty of English participation.
Andrew Flintoff and Kevin Pietersen will no doubt garner plenty of attention when they perform for Brisbane Heat and Melbourne Stars respectively over the next month or so.
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Kevin Pietersen has been left without an Indian Premier League side – and an estimated £880,000 contract – after being dropped by Delhi Daredevils.
The Daredevils finished bottom of the IPL standings for the second straight year in 2014, and Delhi have decided to undergo a major overhaul of their squad.
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Matt Prior says co-founding a fresh professional cycling team has helped him move on in the very public criticism levelled at him by Kevin Pietersen.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Earlier, recovering from an Achilles business, was accused in Pietersen’s autobiography of helping develop a culture of bullying inside the England team.
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Kevin Pietersen hasn’t given up hope of playing Test cricket for England again.
Pietersen says he desires to play in another Ashes series to get vengeance for England’s humiliating 5-0 defeat in Australia.
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Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has encouraged Alastair Cook to step down as captain of the one day side carrying out a humbling eight-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka.
Pietersen, 34, was lost in the squad from the England and Wales Cricket board in February and later released an autobiography claiming the England dressing room were beset with a bullying culture.
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Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has encouraged Alastair Cook to step down as captain of the one day side carrying out a humbling eight-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka.
Pietersen, 34, was lost in the squad from the England and Wales Cricket board in February and later released an autobiography claiming the England dressing room were beset with a bullying culture.
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Kevin Pietersen has spoken of his despair at Phillip Hughes’ departure and considers the Australian was on class to really have a glittering career.
The former England batsman said he respected the 25-year old’s flamboyant batting fashion as well as work ethic.
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Stuart Broad denies that Kevin Pietersen was “intimidated” during his time in the England team.
Pietersen used his recent autobiography to criticise a number of his former teammates and trainer Andy Flower.
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Stuart Broad denies that Kevin Pietersen was “bullied” during his time in the England team.
Pietersen used his recent autobiography to criticise many of his former team-mates and coach Andy Flower.
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Peter Moores insists the England dressing room has moved on from the Kevin Pietersen row as they prepare to take on Sri Lanka.
Moores’ first overseas tour since he was re-appointed as head coach starts with a warm-up game against Sri Lanka A in Colombo on Friday, with the opening contest of the seven-match one-day international series taking place in the same city on Wednesday.
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Kevin Pietersen has offered his services as a coach for schools in the UK after a significant drop in cricket participation was revealed.
A National Playing Survey conducted by the England and Wales Cricket Board showed that total playing numbers for over-14s had decreased by seven per cent in 2014, falling from 908,000 the previous year to 844,000.
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England captain Alastair Cook insists his team have moved on from the Kevin Pietersen era and are looking ahead to their one-day series in Sri Lanka.
England fly out on Sunday for seven ODIs as they begin preparations for February’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
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England’s James Taylor has dismissed Kevin Pietersen, who criticised his fellow batsman in his recent autobiography, as “one of those little people who doubts me”.
Taylor has made two Test and two one-day appearances for England since his international debut against Ireland in 2011, with his last appearance for the national team also coming in a one-dayer against Ireland in September 2013.
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England allrounder Ben Stokes considers there’s been too much focus on Kevin Pietersen’s autobiography instead of enough to the hectic international schedule ahead.
Pietersen’s novel premiered in October and his criticism of his former trainers and teammates equally triggered a furore in the cricketing world – but Stokes insists the English game has much more urgent issues to deal with and he’s optimistic the amount of controversy is over.
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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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