He certainly does NEED England. This is the same as Beckham's need to remain in the spotlight for as long as possible despite faltering performances. Playing the pyjama game for various franchises is fine and pays some of the bills but the real kudos is playing for your country at international...
We have reached the crux of the problem, KP needs England more than England needs him. How come counties are not desperately queuing up trying to sign him ? Er because they all know that he is a dangerous and expensive liability.
Some rotten sod at the BBC is stealing my ideas ! I mentioned this earlier today in another thread. Anyway, KP would want a huge salary and probably want to pick and choose his games, I can't see him playing too many 4 day games and the grind of domestic 20/20 cricket would be too much for his...