Pietersen Controversy

Kevin Pietersen has strongly reacted to former batsman Graham Gooch's comments that England could put to an end to the talk of his return if they beat West Indies in the upcoming Test series.

Former captain Michael Vaughan wants Kevin Pietersen to put his money where his mouth is, if he really wants to play for England again.

Incoming ECB chief Colin Graves seems to have a soft corner for Pietersen.

England batsman Kevin Pietersen will discover by Saturday if his apology for sending "provocative texts" to South African players has come in time to salvage his hopes of playing in the World Twenty20.

In a press release, the ECB has said that they will act on Pietersen's apology after the 3rd Test against SA.

Kevin Pietersen has apologised to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for text messages sent to South African players during the drawn second Test at Headingley, it was reported Tuesday.

Pietersen's punishment may not be a tussle between the stature of the board and the player but the result of the board's insecurity to T20s.

Rarely has all the talk in the build-up to a Test been dominated by a man who will not be playing in the match.

England captain Andrew Strauss entered the debate over the controversial omission of Kevin Pietersen from this week's third Test on Tuesday, saying he regretted "dirty laundry" being aired in public.

England's Stuart Broad has insisted he'd no role in a parody Twitter account for Kevin Pietersen as the fall out from the batsman's axing for the third Test against South Africa continued Tuesday.