Making a scape Goat out of a guy who seems to have done nothing wrong in this instance seems unfair and will surely backfire on the ECB. Yes, he can be irritarting and yes he may have a ego and be difficult to gey allong with, but good teams and good captains/ Coaches can deal with that. In any event, he was the top scorer in the recent Ashes humiliation and has ben a model team p[layer since his wromng doing 2 years ago over the SA 'textgate' scandal. Hopw can England rebuild their team without their best player?
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Michael Varney
12 years ago
England's best player, he must continue
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Terence Lowry
12 years ago
So unfair
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Yvonne gibb
12 years ago
This is a travesty of justice!! Unbelievable that he has been sacked, he is England's best batsman! What were they thinking??
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Richard Schofield
12 years ago
disgrace
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Max
12 years ago
A very sad day for English cricket. This English management setup is an absolute shambles: they have no idea how to man manage anyone (just look at how they've dealt with Onions, Panesar etc besides KP). KP has been instrumental in England's success since 2005. He is one of the best batsmen to have ever played the game, and it seems to be that the dressing room arguments (if we are to believe any of this) can only have been caused by jealousy. I have lost so much respect for Alistair Cook. This is the man who needs to step down. It is an absolute disgrace that Cook - a player with less than half of KP's ability - can be allowed to sit in judgement on KP's career. It should not be his call to make.
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Ian stewart
12 years ago
To end a batsman's career because of poor is acceptable. To sack the best performing batsman without any formal explanation is not. If the ECB need a scapegoat the try considering tge xaptain who cannot justify his place on his own batting form.
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sarthak SharmA
12 years ago
Utter disgrace. Please I want him back. He is the best.
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Chris Lewis
12 years ago
ECB disgraceful
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Stephen Silverman
12 years ago
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In any other walk of life, managers find ways to handle their star performers, regardless of how difficult they are. This really is an abject failure on the part of the England management.
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Anonymous
12 years ago
You cannot win without your best player! Management is paid to manage the players n not make anyone a scapegoat
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Philburne Blair
12 years ago
This was nothing but a selfish act all they are doing is being a BIG BULLY! he needs to reinstated ASAP!
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Anam jummani
12 years ago
ECB were completely wrong in removing pietersen & as a fan I want to see him back in the team
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Tony airs
12 years ago
This tells you all you need to know about the setup ,can't even manage are best player old boys network shame on them
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Tim Smith
12 years ago
Depriving paying public of our one true superstar. Worth the hassle. Cook weak
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Ben Jackson
12 years ago
Outrageous and shambolic decision by the ECB. They're a disgrace.
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Talha Khan
12 years ago
KP is a solid player. He always had management problems but once on the field he has slammed all: be it his 186 at Ahmedabad or 150 in Colombo or 150 against SA in Oval, he is always the man England needs....
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12 years ago
Bring back KP
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Omair Hasan
12 years ago
Don't rob the cricketing world from at least another 3-4 years of pure joy of test match batting. Closest thing to Viv Richards.
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Paul Blythe
12 years ago
Worst decision since Gower was dropped, why can't England deal with talent?
Making a scape Goat out of a guy who seems to have done nothing wrong in this instance seems unfair and will surely backfire on the ECB. Yes, he can be irritarting and yes he may have a ego and be difficult to gey allong with, but good teams and good captains/ Coaches can deal with that. In any event, he was the top scorer in the recent Ashes humiliation and has ben a model team p[layer since his wromng doing 2 years ago over the SA 'textgate' scandal. Hopw can England rebuild their team without their best player?
England's best player, he must continue
So unfair
This is a travesty of justice!! Unbelievable that he has been sacked, he is England's best batsman! What were they thinking??
disgrace
A very sad day for English cricket. This English management setup is an absolute shambles: they have no idea how to man manage anyone (just look at how they've dealt with Onions, Panesar etc besides KP). KP has been instrumental in England's success since 2005. He is one of the best batsmen to have ever played the game, and it seems to be that the dressing room arguments (if we are to believe any of this) can only have been caused by jealousy. I have lost so much respect for Alistair Cook. This is the man who needs to step down. It is an absolute disgrace that Cook - a player with less than half of KP's ability - can be allowed to sit in judgement on KP's career. It should not be his call to make.
To end a batsman's career because of poor is acceptable. To sack the best performing batsman without any formal explanation is not. If the ECB need a scapegoat the try considering tge xaptain who cannot justify his place on his own batting form.
Utter disgrace. Please I want him back. He is the best.
ECB disgraceful
In any other walk of life, managers find ways to handle their star performers, regardless of how difficult they are. This really is an abject failure on the part of the England management.
You cannot win without your best player! Management is paid to manage the players n not make anyone a scapegoat
This was nothing but a selfish act all they are doing is being a BIG BULLY! he needs to reinstated ASAP!
ECB were completely wrong in removing pietersen & as a fan I want to see him back in the team
This tells you all you need to know about the setup ,can't even manage are best player old boys network shame on them
Depriving paying public of our one true superstar. Worth the hassle. Cook weak
Outrageous and shambolic decision by the ECB. They're a disgrace.
KP is a solid player. He always had management problems but once on the field he has slammed all: be it his 186 at Ahmedabad or 150 in Colombo or 150 against SA in Oval, he is always the man England needs....
Bring back KP
Don't rob the cricketing world from at least another 3-4 years of pure joy of test match batting. Closest thing to Viv Richards.
Worst decision since Gower was dropped, why can't England deal with talent?