There has been a lot of talk recently about the Kevin Pieterson saga but the only real way to look at this is by going all the way to the start. To do this we have to go back to the ODI series between England and the West Indies. Pieterson asked the selectors if he could have a rest for some of the games in the series which was completely reasonable after he basically played non stop cricket since January where England played Pakistan, then he went to play against Sri Lanka and then to the IPL. This request was made even more reasonable by the fact that the previous week two players had been rested for the final test match against the West Indies. The board refused and then got into a battle of principles with him saying that he was not bigger than the team. This led to Pieterson retiring from all forms of one day cricket. However talks continued between the ECB and Pieterson.
Recently Pieterson has hinted at returning but only if his conditions are met but at the Headingly Test match against South Africa he also hinted at quitting test cricket all together. He also sent texts supposedly criticising the board and Andy Flower to the SA players which was later revealed to be friendly banter but the ECB would have none of it. Then Pieterson knowing that he would be punished severely made himself available for all forms of cricket. The ECB promptly dropped him.
This was utterly ridiculous as he had recently socred 149 runs and took 4 wickets in one test match therefore the decision had nothing to do with cricket. Moreover England have to win the test where Pieterson was dropped to retain their number one status. Pieterson is England's best player and he fills stadiums. The ECB however have proved that they are a bunch of stubborn old men.
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Recently Pieterson has hinted at returning but only if his conditions are met but at the Headingly Test match against South Africa he also hinted at quitting test cricket all together. He also sent texts supposedly criticising the board and Andy Flower to the SA players which was later revealed to be friendly banter but the ECB would have none of it. Then Pieterson knowing that he would be punished severely made himself available for all forms of cricket. The ECB promptly dropped him.
This was utterly ridiculous as he had recently socred 149 runs and took 4 wickets in one test match therefore the decision had nothing to do with cricket. Moreover England have to win the test where Pieterson was dropped to retain their number one status. Pieterson is England's best player and he fills stadiums. The ECB however have proved that they are a bunch of stubborn old men.
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