KP hogs headlines after England snub
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Kevin Pietersen dominated the front and back pages of Britain鈥檚 newspapers yesterday with many sympathizing with the controversial batsman whose England comeback bid has been thwarted by new cricket director Andrew Strauss.
The flamboyant South Africa-born right-hander, who hit a career-best 355 not out for Surrey on Tuesday, has said the snub has left him 鈥渁bsolutely devastated鈥.
His former captain Strauss, the England and Wales Cricket Board鈥檚 new director of cricket, said there was a 鈥渕assive distrust鈥 between them but Pietersen had not been banned.
The Guardian鈥檚 front page was dominated by a huge picture of the maverick batsman under the headline 鈥淜evin Pietersen 355 not out. Except he is.鈥
The Sun鈥檚 back page had the headline 鈥淭raitors鈥 with a double page spread headlined 鈥淩etired .. Hurt鈥 while the Daily Mirror back page screamed 鈥淏etrayal鈥, highlighting Pietersen鈥檚 remarks 鈥淭hey say they don鈥檛 trust me, but how can anyone trust them?鈥
The incident has also dominated social media discussions.
鈥淎nyone else struggling to explain to their nine-year-old that Pietersen isn鈥檛 allowed to play for England?鈥 tweeted former England captain Michael Vaughan.
Another former captain Nasser Hussain said: 鈥淭he ECB have shot themselves in the foot again. After the appalling way Peter Moores鈥 sacking (as coach) was handled, they need to get their act together.鈥
Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith also joined the debate and tweeted 鈥淚 see the head boy (Strauss) is making English cricket a laughing stock again.鈥
The fallout went beyond cricket with former England soccer skipper Gary Lineker saying 鈥淪trauss鈥檚 decision seems extraordinarily petty. I鈥檝e never been in a dressing room where I have liked or even respected everyone. You deal with it.鈥
Broadcaster Piers Morgan, a friend of Pietersen鈥檚, added: 鈥淭rust? Trust? I wouldn鈥檛 trust Andrew Strauss to run a bath let alone English cricket.鈥
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