Leekbrookgull
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Doubt if he will hang around now.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/kevinpietersen/10627449/ECB-says-lack-of-trust-ended-Kevin-Pietersens-England-career.html
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Cricket.ECB release Pietersen statement.
- Thread starter Leekbrookgull
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Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
Very bad decision to get rid of perhaps the most talented batsman we have ever had so early.
Still a lucrative last few years playing 20/20 will probably ensure he will earn than he did playing for his country.
Still a lucrative last few years playing 20/20 will probably ensure he will earn than he did playing for his country.
spring hall convert
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Says nothing ,means nothing. I'm done worrying about this any more.
brakespear
Doctor Worm
vegster
Sanity Clause
- May 5, 2008
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The moment he ratted on Prior probably did for him. After that getting Piers Moron involved was a very bad move. looks like they looked at KP's history of trouble at Nottingham, Hampshire and the business with Moores and Strauss and decided enough was enough. He may be judged one of the best players ever to play for England but his behind the scenes actions have tarnished him once too often.
English Public School Mafia, to be more accurate.
So KP was critical of Flower and Cook in confidential team meeting in Melbourne.
Firstly why shouldn't he be critical ? We had just gone 4-0 down in a series that we had expected to win and played abysmally. Cook really should just grow a pair and take it on the chin from a more talented and more experienced player.
Secondly how do we know what was said in this meeting? Does anyone see the irony?
Firstly why shouldn't he be critical ? We had just gone 4-0 down in a series that we had expected to win and played abysmally. Cook really should just grow a pair and take it on the chin from a more talented and more experienced player.
Secondly how do we know what was said in this meeting? Does anyone see the irony?
Very true. Who scored most runs for England in this series despite giving his wicket away at times chasing quick runs because the tail kept being blown away,you guess right KP. Ridiculous decision
Cheshire Cat
The most curious thing..
Cook is the captain, Flower was the coach,. Petersen was just another team member who should shut up and do what he was told.
vegster
Sanity Clause
- May 5, 2008
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This, besides, if he is so brilliant, how come he couldn't save us from losing The Ashes over 5 Tests ? Not one match winning or match saving innings out of 12 ? maybe he's not as good as people believe ?
Lifelong Supporter
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He has been very good but he is 33 now and past his peak. He recent performances have been average and uninspiring.
Pevenseagull
Anti-greed coalition
- Jul 20, 2003
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I want to see someone's FACE speaking the words
Can't be that difficult these days
I want someone from the ECB to stand in front of a camera and tell me WHY.
Can't be that difficult these days
I want someone from the ECB to stand in front of a camera and tell me WHY.
KZNSeagull
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All very odd. The accounts I have read and listened to suggest that KP was behaving himself on this tour and reports of a spat with Cook and Flower are false apparently. I reckon the ECB are giving the job to Giles who has said that he cannot handle KP, so KP must go.
I with Michael Vaughan on this one who suggests that the ECB should be flying to Cape Town to do whatever it takes to get Gary Kirsten to take the job.
I with Michael Vaughan on this one who suggests that the ECB should be flying to Cape Town to do whatever it takes to get Gary Kirsten to take the job.
Seagull58
In the Algarve
Very talented batsman but it seems that he thinks he is bigger and better than the team and the maagement and could not be trusted to keep his mouth shut about confidential discussions and even confrontations. ECB has decided that he was undermining Cook and so he had to go. Time to move on.
um bongo molongo
Well-known member
The issue with this as a reason is that it happened after he was sacked!
Don Tmatter
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What did he say about Flower, Cook & Prior?
ROSM
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Piers Morgan was running stories from the dressing room before the sacking. When the supposed quote from flower of 'its him or me' was when little digs and comments started to be made. That was 2 weeks before he was boned.
Medwayseagull
JCB
Petersen gone, Flower gone, only that uncharismatic excuse for a leader Cook to go and everyone can move on.