Manage Pietersen carefully
Now that England's captaincy dilemma has been resolved, Andy Bull in the Observer writes that Andy Flower must focus his attention to carefully managing Kevin Pietersen and his fragile ego after the England batsman was overlooked for the one-day
Akhila Ranganna
25-Feb-2013
Now that England's captaincy dilemma has been resolved, Andy Bull in the Observer writes that Andy Flower must focus his attention to carefully managing Kevin Pietersen and his fragile ego after the England batsman was overlooked for the one-day captaincies.
Not for the first time, Pietersen is going to have to cope with the rejection. As Andy Flower knows. "I think he may be disappointed not to be involved in the leadership team for the next few years," the England coach says.
There is a ring of permanency about that phrase "the next few years". Flower is trying to build a leadership group that will last long into the next generation. Pietersen has no place in it. So long as Flower is in charge, his shot at the captaincy has come and gone.
Akhila Ranganna is assistant editor (Audio) at ESPNcricinfo