Players / Kevin Pietersen

Pietersen's hour

Dec 3, 2013: He and the rest of England's top players will have to stand up and be counted in Adelaide

The masks we wear

Nov 28, 2013: Often what we see of cricketers on the field is not their real selves. It's just a facade that hides the confusion that resides within

Australia v England, 1st Test, Brisbane, 2nd day

Familiar tale from shell-shocked England

Nov 22, 2013: England's first Test collapse has has become a recurring failure and one that should be keeping Andy Flower and company awake at night

'I want to play ODIs through to the World Cup, and then Tests'

Nov 21, 2013: Going into his 100th Test, Kevin Pietersen answers readers' questions on his plans for the future, the best bowling he has faced, and more

Kevin Pietersen's 100th Test

One of England's biggest matchwinners

Nov 20, 2013: Kevin Pietersen has been England's best batsman in the last 30 years, and one of their biggest matchwinners ever

Kevin Pietersen's 100th Test

Pietersen promises tribute to deceased friend

Nov 20, 2013: Kevin Pietersen has promised any success he has in his 100th Test to the memory of a boyhood friend who died recently

Kevin Pietersen's 100th Test

'I'm so lucky and so proud' - Pietersen

Nov 19, 2013: There have been fall-outs and controversies along the way, but Kevin Pietersen has been a central part of one of the most successful periods of English cricket

A touch of genius

Nov 19, 2013: As Kevin Pietersen prepares for his 100th Test, he is close to being regarded as a truly great cricketer, England's first since Ian Botham

Kevin Pietersen's 100th Test

The Oval, Adelaide, Headingley, Mumbai

Nov 19, 2013: Kevin Pietersen plays his 100th Test in the opening Ashes encounter at Brisbane. ESPNcricinfo looks back at some of the key moments on his way to the landmark

Book extract: Masterly Batting

The Kevin Pietersen reintegration innings

Nov 18, 2013: Fallen from grace but brimming with talent, Pietersen redeemed himself in Mumbai last year and got back on the pedestal of greatness

Invitational XI v England XI, Tour match, SCG

Pietersen finds form in lively knock

Nov 14, 2013: Kevin Pietersen struck a belligerent half-century and there were 80s for Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott as England reached 5 for 302 in reply to 304

Invitational XI v England XI, Tour match, SCG

Pietersen fit for final warm-up

Nov 12, 2013: Kevin Pietersen has been passed fit to play England's final warm-up match against an Invitational XI in Sydney following the cortisone injection he received to his right knee on Sunday

The Ashes 2013-14

Pietersen knee trouble flares again

Nov 10, 2013: Kevin Pietersen's chronic knee problem has reared at a most inopportune moment for England, forcing him to fly to Melbourne for an injection to ward off the pain

One of us against us

Oct 28, 2013: A selection of people who did well in international cricket against the country in which they were born

County news

Ford to take over at Surrey in February

Oct 14, 2013: Graham Ford will coach Surrey after his contract with Sri Lanka expires in January, having signed a three-year contract with the county.

England news

Pietersen accepts payout from Specsavers

Oct 8, 2013: Kevin Pietersen has accepted substantial libel damages from optician services group Specsavers over an advert that implied Pietersen might have tampered with his bat to deceive Hot Spot during the Ashes.

England news

Strauss reveals Pietersen troubles

Sep 28, 2013: Andrew Strauss has revealed for the first time how he feared his England team would be undermined by Kevin Pietersen's antipathy towards those running English cricket long before matters came to a head in August 2012.

The red badge of courage

Sep 11, 2013: There are several reasons for sporting success but it's possible that bravery exerts the foremost influence

Anatomy of a maverick

Sep 4, 2013: How Pietersen's unique batting style makes him one of the most difficult batsmen to bowl to

Australia in England 2013

Cook among England players rested

Aug 27, 2013: England have rested Alastair Cook, James Anderson, Ian Bell, Graeme Swann and Stuart Broad from the ODI series against Australia after their involvement in the 3-0 Ashes victory