Players / Kevin Pietersen

England news

Dressing room better without KP - Prior

Feb 28, 2014: England's dressing room will be a better place without Kevin Pietersen, according to his former team-mate, Matt Prior

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Broad 'not deeply involved' in KP axe

Feb 21, 2014: Stuart Broad has said he did not have a major involvement in the decision to sack Kevin Pietersen despite his role as Twenty20 captain but believes that changes had to be made after a "disaster" of a tour in Australia

All hail the Man of the Series

Feb 19, 2014: In modern times, the most accurate method of anointing the best of the best is surely an analysis of those who have been voted top performers in series most often

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I always needed KP - Collingwood

Feb 17, 2014: Paul Collingwood, England's new assistant coach for the tour of West Indies and the World Twenty20, has said that he always needed Kevin Pietersen in his team

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English counties buoyed by IPL snub

Feb 13, 2014: England's professional circuit was quietly celebrating its good fortune after Kevin Pietersen became the only English-qualified cricketer to win a deal during the two-day IPL auction

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Yuvraj hits the jackpot on day of smart spending

Feb 12, 2014: Yuvraj Singh and Dinesh Karthik were the two most expensive buys while the value of the Pathan brothers - Yusuf and Irfan - depleted considerably at half time on the first day of the seventh IPL in Bangalore

Why is it always about the team?

Feb 12, 2014: Insiders consider Kevin Pietersen's lack of "teamliness" his biggest flaw but spectators love to watch him play. So who matters more?

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Surrey agree Pietersen T20 terms

Feb 10, 2014: Surrey have agreed terms with Kevin Pietersen for the 2014 season and are hoping that the batsman England no longer want will bring them a Twenty20 bonanza instead

Pietersen down on dodgy knees

Feb 10, 2014: He has been sacked by England for off-field issues, but the truth is that he probably couldn't have carried on playing Test cricket for much longer anyway

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ECB acts to bolster Cook captaincy

Feb 9, 2014: Banishment of Kevin Pietersen is intended to strengthen Cook's captaincy but by intervening so strongly on his behalf the ECB risks undermining his reputation

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Pietersen lost England trust - Strauss

Feb 9, 2014: Debate has continued to swirl around the sudden termination of Kevin Pietersen's international career, with Andrew Strauss citing a "total absence of trust" as the reason behind the ECB's decision

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Harmison attacks ECB 'arrogance'

Feb 9, 2014: Steve Harmison has criticised the ECB for its handling of the Kevin Pietersen situation and the impersonal manner in which he was rejected for the vacant selector's position

Was Pietersen outspoken or insubordinate?

Feb 9, 2014: Did England sack him because he thought differently from his captain and coach or because he was a disruptive force in the dressing room?

County news

Surrey want Pietersen deal

Feb 7, 2014: Surrey's chairman, Richard Gould, has confirmed the club want to hang on to Kevin Petersen once the severance of his ECB central contract is complete

England's batting star across all formats

Feb 7, 2014: Kevin Pietersen was a genuine match-winner and often rose to the challenge against quality bowlers

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ECB struggles to control Pietersen message

Feb 6, 2014: England's national selector James Whitaker was repeatedly pressed the absence of Kevin Pietersen from squads for the Caribbean and World Twenty20

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Pietersen falls victim to a very English revolution

Feb 6, 2014: A players' meeting in which Kevin Pietersen criticised Andy Flower sowed the seeds of his exclusion from England's future plans

IPL news

What makes Pietersen a franchise-magnet

Feb 5, 2014: Factors such as supreme talent, complete availability, match-winner status, a polished and suave speaker, make Pietersen potentially one of the most attractive buys

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KP questions deserve answers

Feb 5, 2014: The abrupt discarding of England's highest international run-scorer appears to have been the result of catastrophic mismanagement. The ECB owes us all an explanation

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A career filled with dizzying peaks

Feb 5, 2014: ESPNcricinfo looks back at ten of Kevin Pietersen's best innings across all three formats