Kevin Pietersen book: Players "mollycoddled and over-coached", says Bob Willis

Bob Willis says Kevin Pietersen’s revelations underline his belief England’s cricketers are ‘overly-mollycoddled, over-coached and can’t think for themselves’.

In Pietersen’s autobiography – which is released on Thursday – the batsman slams a number of former team-mates with accusations of bullying and criticises the culture cultivated by former director of cricket Andy Flower.

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Kevin Pietersen book: Players "mollycoddled and over-coached", says Bob Willis

Graeme Swann dismisses Kevin Pietersen"s book as "work of fiction"

Former England teammate Graeme Swann has slammed Kevin Pietersen’s new autobiography, labelling it the “the biggest work of fiction since Jules Verne”.

Speaking at an awards ceremony at Lord’s, Swann denied accusations by Pietersen that he was part of a clique of bowlers who perpetuated a “bullying culture” in the England dressing room.

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Graeme Swann dismisses Kevin Pietersen"s book as "work of fiction"