...of England, not only did he shoulder-barge England skipper Michael Vaughan resulting in a fine, he also bowled a beamer to Kevin Pietersen. It once again proved that he didn't have much control over his emotions. His antics notwithstanding, no one could ignore...
Breaking News about Kevin Pietersen
Strauss wants Pietersen fit for Ashes

...skipper Andrew Strauss wants Kevin Pietersen fit for the Ashes. An England cricket team minus batsman Kevin Pietersen will have their work cut out against Australia according to former England skipper Andrew Strauss. Pietersen is currently sidelined with a...
Kevin Pietersen risks re-opening old wounds with ECB with Tweets - Charles Sale

...Pietersen’s reintegration into the England side is not being helped by his attitude since he was sidelined by a knee injury. Pietersen’s award of a central contract in January after his success in India suggested all was reconciled following the dressing-room...
Kevin Pietersen ego was a challenge, says Andrew Strauss

...Strauss has broken his silence on the turbulent events of last summer, claiming the problems caused by Kevin Pietersen were the ‘last thing we wanted to deal with’ during the crucial series against South Africa. Strauss stepped down as captain following England’s...
New Zealand leads
...bowled 30 maidens in 80 overs —- a testament to their accuracy and the inability of an England top-order missing the injured Kevin Pietersen. Although blue skies overhead on a sunny day promised ideal conditions for batting, an outfield relaid after the Olympic...
England v New Zealand: hosts' poor pace attack need Steven Finn to step up against tourists
...Cook’s England are not performing as a team. Even their victories in India were the work of a few individuals: of Cook and Kevin Pietersen at their brilliant best, of Graeme Swann and Monty Panesar in similar vein, of Matt Prior and – in the past two Tests...
England v New Zealand: James Anderson eyes Ian Botham's record after reaching 300 Test wickets
...and also at the ground was Andrew Strauss, making his commentary debut for Sky. The former England captain described Kevin Pietersen as a man with a “big ego” who can “sometimes rub people up the wrong way” as he discussed the events of last summer. “A lot...
NZ take upper hand over England
...parts of Lord's. FORMER England captain Andrew Strauss said it was important for the side's Ashes prospects that batsman Kevin Pietersen was fully fit. YET another manufacturer looks set to join V8 Supercars in 2014, with Chrysler expected to get entry into...
ECB to interview players linked to Indian franchise in spot-fixing scandal
...at a window, because it doesn't feel quite right so few English players are in it.\" Strauss was also asked, inevitably, about Kevin Pietersen, who caused him so many problems in his last summer as captain. \"The vast majority of the time he's very easy to manage...
Boys die in bid to become men
...wall after he became irate at the woman who wouldn't stop using it during a show. Source: Supplied In sport, Andrew Strauss says Kevin Pietersen may be the key to the upcoming Ashes series, Ross Taylor has given New Zealand the upper hand in England's current...
Southee sparks England collapse

...edge for wicketkeeper BJ Watling's fourth catch of the innings. In Bairstow, on the ground where he made 95 and 54 as Kevin Pietersen's understudy against South Africa last year, England still had a specialist batsman to try to eke out a few more precious...
England has some weak points ahead of the Ashes
...Kevin Pietersen sweeps Australia's Nathan Hauritz during the first day of the first test in Cardiff, Wales, Wednesday July 8, 2009. (AP Photo/Tom Hevezi) When Australia’s cricketers step off the plane at Heathrow they shouldn’t do so with a sense of impending...
Chipping In with Darren Foreman: Moyes is the right man to try and fill Fergie’s shoes

...spots in the side after batting very well despite the loss of wickets around them. Time will tell what happens when Kevin Pietersen comes back into the fold - but the two lads have certainly done as much as they can to put pressure on the rest of the England...
World & UK Sport: Southee sparks England collapse
...fourth catch of the innings. England had faltered to 201 for eight, but in Bairstow - on the ground where he made 95 and 54 as Kevin Pietersen's understudy against South Africa last year - they still had a specialist batsman to try to eke out a few more....
The devil’s playground
...Sreesanth was charged for shoulder-barging England captain Michael Vaughan. In the same Test, Sreesanth sent down a beamer to Kevin Pietersen which did not go down well with the English team 2007 During the fourth ODI at Mohali against Australia Sreesanth,...
England v New Zealand: It was like watching a sloth change contact lenses . . . but I was proud
...hibernation, with Michael Vaughan’s side were capable of scoring 400-odd runs in a day. Now, without the injured Kevin Pietersen at No4, there is a markedly conservative feel to this England batting line-up. Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root are too early in their...
New Zealand take control

...in 80 overs on Thursday -- a testament to their accuracy and the inability of an England top-order missing the injured Kevin Pietersen to hit them out of their stride. \"They didn't really look to dominate us in a way,\" Boult told reporters after stumps. \"They...
Nike want England fans to get behind new shirt - Charles Sale

...own food and alcohol. Which is not surprising, given Jamie’s mark-up. Two of cricket’s great self- publicists, England batsman Kevin Pietersen and the BBC’s Jonathan Agnew, used the start of the Lord’s Test to plug their wares. Pietersen was shamelessly promoting...
England v New Zealand, first Test: batting inertia could be broken by Joe Root or Jonny Bairstow
...combined figures of Trent Boult and Neil Wagner (37 overs, three for 75)? The most obvious remedy is the speedy rehab of Kevin Pietersen so he can break up the game at No 4. Even after Compton had fallen in trying to attack, Pietersen would still have backed...
ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND, Lord's - Nasser Hussain: First day was fascinating, not dull

...caution is that McCullum kept them on the back foot and was still able to have three slips when Jonathan Trott was out. If Kevin Pietersen had been playing he would almost certainly have forced the New Zealand captain to take one of those slips away by then....
