England and Pietersen – Stand-off and Buried Hatchet – Timeline - Part 1
A two-month over stand-off between England and star batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806 finally ends with the two parties agreeing to bury the hatchet for the betterment of English cricket.
The new man in charge, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Champions Trophy.
Pietersen’s inclusion to the upcoming tour of the sub-continent will provide the team not only stability, but will further enhance their chances of conquering the final frontier.
Bettor.com reflects back on the whole saga and the effect it had on the England cricket team.
April 2012
It all started during KP’s stint with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 Daredevils in the Indian Premier League 5 where he claimed that tournament’s failure to find acceptance in England is more down to jealously. He however, added that he wanted more players from his adopted country to play in the IPL as it would enhance their skills of playing on turning tracks.
May 2012
Pietersen decides to call time on his limited-overs career, citing the intensity of the upcoming schedule as the major reason. The decision was highly criticized by many, including ECB, as it came less than four months before the team was scheduled to defend their World T20 crown in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758.
The star player reiterated his desire to play in the mega-event, but the terms of the central contract stated that a player needs to make himself available for the 50-over format, in order to be considered for both versions.
June – 2012
Pietersen nonetheless, took his place in the Test team for the beginning of the home summer, where the Poms beat http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Colin-Cowdrey-c75811.
In the limited-overs arena, life starts as normal for the English side despite the obvious absence of Kevin Pietersen. Ian Bell is recalled and promoted at the top and the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 record 99 as KP’s replacement in the T20 arena, helped his side clean sweep their opponents across all formats.
July -2012
More joy followed the Cook-led side as they swept aside http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IR-Bell-c1597 again kept intact his superlative form and received a second successive Player of Series accolade.
In the mean time, KP displayed his class by notching up a stupendous 234 for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lancashire-c806. He also then admitted that he would ‘love to play for another three or four years in all forms of cricket.’ He further blamed the ECB for not treating him fairly and termed the current England schedule as nightmarish.
The player is then omitted from the 30-man provisional World T20 squad and it was believed that he is likely to miss the campaign, of which he was their best player in 2010. Despite rumours that he could make the final cut, he is subsequently left out from the final 15-man group as well.
England and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, exactly a year before.
The first Test was a one-sided affair, with records went tumbling as the Proteas registered an overwhelming win by an innings and 12 runs. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HM-Amla-c1557 scored a breath taking triple hundred – the first by a South African.
To be continued….
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