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KP's Eng career

over Batsman sad, pundits divided

AFP, London
Kevin Pietersen's controversial England career came to a dramatic end after officials announced Tuesday they "unanimously" wanted to rebuild the side without him following their Ashes thrashing in Australia.
In a joint statement with the 33-year-old former England captain, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced they'd left the gifted batsman out of their squads for both the upcoming one-day tour of the West Indies and the World Twenty20 in Bangladesh and that this meant the end of his international career.
Newly-appointed ECB managing director Paul Downton, who only recently oversaw the departure of England coach Andy Flower following the Ashes thrashing, hinted the need to restore team harmony, rather than playing ability, had been the key reason behind Pietersen's exit.
"Clearly this was a tough decision because Kevin has been such an outstanding player for England, as the fact that he is the country's leading runscorer in international cricket demonstrates, " Downton said.
"However everyone was aware that there was a need to begin the longterm planning after the Australia tour. Therefore we have decided the time is right to look to the future and start to rebuild not only the team but also team ethic and philosophy," the former England wicketkeeper added Pietersen's nine-year international career saw him establish himself as one of the world's leading batsmen, his 23 Test hundreds, just two short of the England record held by current England captain Alastair Cook, coming amidst a Test tally of 8,181 runs at an impressive average of 47.28 in 104 matches.
During the Ashes debacle, Pietersen was still England's top scorer in the series despite managing just 294 runs at a rate of29.40.
The right-hander expressed sadness over the end of his international career and said that he was "incredibly overwhelmed" by the support he had received.
Pietersen posted a picture on photosharing website Instagram of himself leaving the field after his final Test match against Australia in Sydney during England's recent 5-0 Ashes defeat.
He wrote: "So sad that this will now be the last time I leave a field in an England shirt.
"Incredibly overwhelmed by the support overnight! Thank you so much. I love England and I honestly hope they have every success in the future."
Meanwhile, Pietersen's wife, British pop star Jessica Taylor, took to Twitter to criticise former England bowler Dominic Cork for claiming that Pietersen had clashed with captain Alastair Cook during the Australia tour.
“Dominic Cork - there was no 'squaring up' to Alastair Cook or 'offfield antics' in Australia - you are lying, plain & simple," she wrote.
She later added: "Regurgitating rumour & spinning it as fact is not what I'd call responsible journalism. The public deserve so much better - the truth."
Former captain Michael Vaughan wrote in the Daily Telegraph that Pietersen's sacking was “preposterous", but former fast bowler Bob Willis said that he had" disrupted every single dressing room he's been in".
While former teammate Matthew Hoggard accepted that Pietersen was not the most popular member of the England camp, he felt that a way to harness his flamboyant talents should have been found.
When it was put to him that Pietersen had no friends within the England squad, Hoggard told BBC Radio 5 Live on Wednesday: "I'm sure that not the case. I'm sure there's one or two.
"But they're teammates; you don't have to be friends to play cricket together."
A friend of Pietersen and someone who has had plenty of run-ins of his own with cricket administrators, Chris Gayle tweeted: "No @KP24 for the Caribbean tour later this month against W.I? That's really sad for English/International cricket! Don't let the fans suffer.
“Was really looking for the hype of having @KP24 in the Caribbean, would be big tickets sales for us. #Sad -Learn to MANAGE Big Names!! “