Pietersen has been irresponsible and extravagant

Andy Flower and Andrew Strauss should be embarrassed about England's display at the Wanderers, writes Geoffrey Boycott in the Daily Telegraph. There's no shame in getting beaten: it's how you lose that matters.

I get the feeling that Flower and his staff believe Pietersen is untouchable. He shouldn't be, because the only thing that matters is whether you can get runs and wickets. If you can't, you should make way for somebody else.

I have always been a great admirer of Kevin, and I still think he is one of the most talented batsmen in the world. The fact is, though, that he has struggled since he came back from his three-month injury break. His whole approach has been wildly off the mark. He has only faced about 350 balls in the series, because he starts playing irresponsibly and extravagantly from the first ball.