Kevin Pietersen dropped for 3rd test by England for text message dispute

thebluefox · August 21, 2012

the better and stronger side won ,

bluejock · August 21, 2012

Dropped from ODI and T20 squads too.

thebluefox · August 21, 2012

bluejock said:
Dropped from ODI and T20 squads too.

should never play for england again latch after what he did ,big headed privk

Phyllis Stein · August 21, 2012

He should tell them to stick their international team and he should quit and laugh about it.

He's had an issue with a fake twitter account (which he blamed Strauss and Broad for) and that has been something they have goaded him with.

When he tells them to stick it he will be under less pressure, and can look himself in the eye knowing that the nest of vipers that is the England selectors and their favourites can go screw themselves. There are currently no natural batsmen like KP in the England setup that can whence dug in destroy an opposition with an encyclopedia of shots single handedly. KP's worst enemy (in terms of batting) has always been himself as when frustrated by being made to not score will go searching on dangerous deliveries to try and get moving.
Anyway, when off field issues are allowed to escalate into what we have here and with only one person hung out to dry, I say it stinks and there are people taking money out of the game above the players that should know better.

Elong · August 22, 2012

He called the England captain a **** and told them where to bowl to get him out, pretty sure that doesn't make him the victim.

Fantastic player nobody can doubt that, but he simply cannot play.

linglong · August 22, 2012

Elong said:
He called the England captain a **** and told them where to bowl to get him out, pretty sure that doesn't make him the victim.

Fantastic player nobody can doubt that, but he simply cannot play.

Hard to disagree frankly im coming to the view that he simply cant play for England again maybe its for the best.

Elong · August 22, 2012

linglong said:
Hard to disagree frankly im coming to the view that he simply cant play for England again maybe its for the best.

I mean, you just don't do that. No wonder he's the butt of the team's jokes, they're in unity whilst he's being a snide to the rest of them.
The last 7 days I've really changed my outlook on the man, and I'm sure as I said originally there is more going on and the ECB will be stabbing their knives in too, but the simple view of how he is supposed to play with his team mates is really really hard to see ever again.

linglong · August 22, 2012

If I'm honest Elong i've had massive issues with him since the Moores debacle a few years back,blame on both sides of course but Moores lost his job KP apart from being sacked pretty much got off scott free there surely cant be any way back now for him you simply cant do what he's done,clearly its not a joke a joke is saying that to the bloke in question no the cowardly way he did with a text message, its a team game but sadly his ego has been polished by all and sundry to the point where he thinks he can do no wrong..no for me his time is up and he should not play for England again

electricblue · August 22, 2012

Yet Shane Warne seems to think they should go down the pub and sort it out over a pint. Strewth.

linglong · August 22, 2012

electricblue said:
Yet Shane Warne seems to think they should go down the pub and sort it out over a pint. Strewth.

Therein lies the trouble his "mates" make things worse for him a bit of humility from KP and quiet from the deadheads who crony up to him then maybe there'd be a way back,no chance of it happening it seems.

Elong · August 22, 2012

linglong said:
If I'm honest Elong i've had massive issues with him since the Moores debacle a few years back,blame on both sides of course but Moores lost his job KP apart from being sacked pretty much got off scott free there surely cant be any way back now for him you simply cant do what he's done,clearly its not a joke a joke is saying that to the bloke in question no the cowardly way he did with a text message, its a team game but sadly his ego has been polished by all and sundry to the point where he thinks he can do no wrong..no for me his time is up and he should not play for England again

So true mate.

Regarding Shane Warne, he didn't get on with most of his teammates either, he said that the other day commentating, but the difference was that he didn't make that public until after he retired, he played with them to be the second most successful Test team of all time.

Also the irony of Shane Warne and KP being best mates isn't lost on me.