I have read with total disbelief that Kevin Pietersen has been brought back into the England fold. It is clear that the the ECB has no balls and no understanding of how to develop a long term success story.
Pietersen has always been something of a loose cannon and his recent behaviour has been inexcusable. That he has been a very good batsman is undeniable but his general attitude and behaviour has obviously been detrimental to good team moral. That the ECB has spent weeks negotiating with him is, itself, ridiculous, and that they have now come to some form of accommodation which will allow him to play for England again is not only absurd but is also an indicator of the depths to which they will sink in order to try to achieve short term success.
Pietersen is a disruptive influence, driven more by his own ego than by any other loyalty; in this, he is not dissimilar to Tiger Woods. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that England are better off without him and why those in authority cannot see this is beyond me. The golden rule should always be that the team takes precedence at all times; when did Pietersen ever accede to such an agreement ?
However good he is, he is only one out of eleven and he should be treated as such.
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