Strauss cites 鈥榯rust issue鈥 for continued KP exile
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Kevin Pietersen has not been banned from playing for England but an erosion of trust means he has no place in their plans this summer, new director of cricket Andrew Strauss said yesterday.
鈥淣ow is the time for some really open and honest conversation,鈥 Strauss told Sky Sports television. 鈥淗e鈥檚 been a phenomenal player for a long period of time (but) it鈥檚 not about his ability as a player. It鈥檚 about trust. You can鈥檛 build that over a few days.
鈥淚 went to see him last night to let him know he is not part of our plans for this summer. I can鈥檛 give him any guarantees about the future but he is not banned from the side because no one knows what is going to happen in the future.鈥
Pietersen, who has scored 8,181 test runs, was sacked by England after its 5-0 Ashes whitewash defeat early in 2014 and it seems he has little chance of returning for the five-test series against Australia that starts in July.
The South African-born Pietersen and former England skipper Strauss were teammates for a long time but also have something of a chequered history.
The swashbuckling middle-order batsman was dropped for a test against South Africa in 2012 after sending provocative texts about Strauss to the opposition.
Former Middlesex opener Strauss was then forced to issue an apology in July 2014 after being caught on microphone making offensive remarks about Pietersen while on a commentary stint with Sky.
鈥淭he trust isn鈥檛 there at the moment. I wish it wasn鈥檛 the case but it is the case,鈥 Strauss said yesterday. 鈥淚f there鈥檚 a way to build trust let鈥檚 look at it ... this isn鈥檛 about Kevin Pietersen, it is about the future of English cricket.
鈥淣o one has ever doubted Kevin Pietersen鈥檚 ability as a player, he has been a phenomenal player for England over a long period of time and his record stacks up to anyone in England cricket and he should be very proud of that record.
鈥淏ut over months and years the trust between himself and the ECB (England and Wales Cricket Board) has eroded and we are in a situation now where there is a massive trust issue between Kevin and I,鈥 Strauss added.
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