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September 19, 2012, Wednesday
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KEVIN Pietersen admits he is disappointed to have been snubbed again by England after going to "great lengths" to broker a peace deal.
Pietersen has been in exile since sending text messages to South Africa players that contained derogatory reference to then England captain Andrew Strauss during the recent test series.
With reports circulating that Pietersen had also fallen out with several of his teammates, the South Africa-born star was axed for the final test, the subsequent one-day series, the current World Twenty20 tournament and now the forthcoming tour to India.
Pietersen met with Struass, who has since retired, new England captain Alastair Cook, coach Andy Flower and members of the team hierarchy in a bid to resolve the issues. But the 32-year-old's efforts have so far been in vain and, in a statement released just hours after the squad for the India tour was announced yesterday, he made it clear he had done everything possible to make amends for the controversy.
"Kevin Pietersen is naturally disappointed about today's decision, having gone to great lengths to reach a reconciliation with the ECB," the statement released by his management team read. "Pietersen has met with - and apologized to - Andrew Strauss. He has also met with Alastair Cook to stress his commitment to England and met with ECB board members, including face-to-face meetings with Hugh Morris, David Collier and Andy Flower, prior to his departure to Sri Lanka. At all times, Pietersen had wished his dealings with the ECB to remain private so as not to inflame an already difficult situation.
"His recent silence was not an admission of any wrong-doing; he wanted to explain and apologize to the ECB for the messages exchanged with members of the South African team."
England managing director Morris claimed there are still issues to be resolved but former England captain Nasser Hussain believes both Pietersen and the England team are suffering as a result of the stand-off and he wants a peace deal brokered as soon as possible.
"Any issues, get them out in the open, sort it out and move on," Hussain said.
"Whenever he comes back, maybe the sooner the better, the team have got to tell Kevin what their problems are with him and Kevin has to say what his problems are with the team. The sooner they kiss and make up the better."
Pietersen has been in exile since sending text messages to South Africa players that contained derogatory reference to then England captain Andrew Strauss during the recent test series.
With reports circulating that Pietersen had also fallen out with several of his teammates, the South Africa-born star was axed for the final test, the subsequent one-day series, the current World Twenty20 tournament and now the forthcoming tour to India.
Pietersen met with Struass, who has since retired, new England captain Alastair Cook, coach Andy Flower and members of the team hierarchy in a bid to resolve the issues. But the 32-year-old's efforts have so far been in vain and, in a statement released just hours after the squad for the India tour was announced yesterday, he made it clear he had done everything possible to make amends for the controversy.
"Kevin Pietersen is naturally disappointed about today's decision, having gone to great lengths to reach a reconciliation with the ECB," the statement released by his management team read. "Pietersen has met with - and apologized to - Andrew Strauss. He has also met with Alastair Cook to stress his commitment to England and met with ECB board members, including face-to-face meetings with Hugh Morris, David Collier and Andy Flower, prior to his departure to Sri Lanka. At all times, Pietersen had wished his dealings with the ECB to remain private so as not to inflame an already difficult situation.
"His recent silence was not an admission of any wrong-doing; he wanted to explain and apologize to the ECB for the messages exchanged with members of the South African team."
England managing director Morris claimed there are still issues to be resolved but former England captain Nasser Hussain believes both Pietersen and the England team are suffering as a result of the stand-off and he wants a peace deal brokered as soon as possible.
"Any issues, get them out in the open, sort it out and move on," Hussain said.
"Whenever he comes back, maybe the sooner the better, the team have got to tell Kevin what their problems are with him and Kevin has to say what his problems are with the team. The sooner they kiss and make up the better."
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