http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c749 confirm Kevin Pietersen’s omission from final Test – Cricket News Roundup – August 13, 2012 – Part 1
England has left out http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806 from the final Test squad against South Africa after he failed to confirm that he did not send any derogatory remarks about his teammates to the opposition.
After sensationally announcing, via YouTube, his desire to represent the country in all forms of cricket, the English selectors delayed the squad announcement for up to six hours in order to allow KP prove his innocence over some texts which he had sent
to the opposing players regarding his captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Flower-c44362.
After failing to comply with the deadline, he was omitted from the 15-man group, with Jonny Bairstow named as his replacement. The third and final Test is scheduled to start from August 16th.
South African pacer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DW-Steyn-c1409, said that the team is determined to do more than just threaten England's Test title when they meet in the third game at Lord’s.
The Proteas are currently leading the series 1-0, and a favourable result would see them leapfrog England as the no.1 Test team in the world. The touring contingent have certainly been the better side following the conclusion of the opening two matches
and the team’s premier pacer wants to keep playing attacking cricket.
“We've come out here to play good, attacking positive cricket. It's the way we want to play and we are definitely going for it at Lord's. It just shows Test cricket is definitely alive and that this current South African team is trying to push for it."
England’s middle-order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IR-Bell-c1597, has confessed to his side’s slow progress since becoming Test Champions last year.
The Poms defeated http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 in the first match
of the on-going Test series.
A defeat at in the upcoming Lord’s clash would certainly put an end to their reign. "We worked hard to get to No.1 and it all comes down to this match at Lord's," Bell said. “Over the last 12 months we haven't really been in the form of the last three years
so it's put us under pressure to stay there.”
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