Posts Tagged "Kevin Pietersen"

Former England captain Andrew Strauss says it’s important for the side’s Ashes prospects that star batsman Kevin Pietersen regains full fitness.

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When Australia’s cricketers step off the plane at Heathrow they shouldn’t do so with a sense of impending doom hanging over them.

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Australia coach Mickey Arthur believes it could take years for Kevin Pietersen to regain the trust of his England teammates following his summer of unrest.

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England coach Andy Flower on Tuesday refused to say whether Kevin Pietersen still had an international future, after the star batsman was omitted from the squad for the next month’s World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka.

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Could it be that Kevin Pietersen is spectacularly cutting ties with England in a bid to give Australia a leg-up before the next Ashes?

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Despite the forced retractions and half-hearted mea culpa, it seems Kevin Pietersen has played his last game for England, after he was dropped from the Test side before the series decider against South Africa.

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In the past few weeks, we have seen it all from Kevin Pietersen. First, he retired from One Day internationals and then the T20 format.

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Overshadowed by the Olympics and obscured by the Kevin Pietersen saga, England and South Africa resume their series at Lord’s on Thursday with the top Test ranking on the line.

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If ever a high-profile sportsperson wanted a lesson in how not to go about damage limitation, then they need only look as far as Kevin Pietersen’s attempts to appease his teammates without actually saying sorry at any stage.

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Kevin Pietersen insisted his England career is not over after the controversial batsman was dropped for his country’s crucial third Test against South Africa at Lord’s.

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“It’s not all about the money”. In a bizarre about-face, Kevin Pietersen has reaffirmed his commitment to England cricket and retracted previous statements in a video – released only hours ago.

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Powerhouse English batsman Kevin Pietersen is reportedly interested in signing with a team for the second edition of the Big Bash League.

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A year before the Ashes, in a format nothing like that which the Ashes series will be played in, with a team consisting of, at most, half the players who will actually play those Tests, Australia has been well beaten.

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So those dozy Englishmen have finally done it; they have driven their best, most dynamic batsman into retirement.

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For three Test matches now England have played the role of Jean-Claude Van Damme. India, on the other hand, have played the role of “Henchman Number 7″.

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My Wednesday’s post – “England deserve number one Test ranking” – evoked a wide variety of responses. Some asked: could ‘soft’ Alastair Cook and Ian Bell get into a current Australian Test XI? This gave me an idea: why not select the best Anglo-Australian combined XI based on recent form?

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To have dual nationality (Australian-Indian) has a bonus. At least one of your countries will win. Not so in the last few weeks. England thrashed India by huge margins in the first two cricket Tests in England. But I had hoped that Australia will walk all over Sri Lanka to lift my depression.

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Of the two sides fighting for the number one Test spot, only one stepped up to the plate. And that side was not India.

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As a fan of most sports (either televised or not), I am getting more and more concerned that those of us who don’t have pay television are getting less access to coverage of games.

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“The King is dead! Long live the King!” That’s the message coming from the English media in the wake of England’s 196-run victory over India in the first Test at Lord’s.

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