London: Former England captain Andrew Strauss said on Friday it was important for the side's Ashes prospects that star batsman Kevin Pietersen regained full fitness.
Pietersen is currently sidelined with a knee problem and in his absence England struggled to 232 all out in the first innings of the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's.
Strauss retired from all cricket following a 2-0 series defeat by South Africa last year where Pietersen was dropped from the team for sending text messages critical of his captain to Proteas players.
But Strauss, who succeeded Pietersen as England captain, always insisted the texts had not hastened his retirement. And on Friday, in an interview with Sky Sports at Lord's, the former opening batsman said Pietersen was the "best player" he'd played with ....
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12:32 AM, May 18, 2013
Chennai: The absence of Kevin Pietersen and Jesse Ryder coupled with injuries to some key players at the start of the season were some of the reasons for Delhi Daredevils' disastrous campaign in the ongoing Pepsi Indian Premier League, said coach Eric Simons. Delhi, who made the play-offs last season, are languishing at the second last position in the nine-team competition having lost 11 out of their 14 games this...
11:27 AM, May 15, 2013
New Delhi: England batsman Kevin Pietersen feels MS Dhoni's "clever" captaincy is the reason behind Chennai Super Kings' success in the ongoing IPL but downplayed the issue of his own absence being the cause of Delhi Daredevils' poor show. "The reason why CSK are such a successful team is because MS [Dhoni] is such a clever skipper in Indian conditions," Pietersen replied when asked about his opinion on the secret...
03:03 PM, May 03, 2013
London: England batsman Kevin Pietersen has been ruled out of the Champions Trophy in June after a slower-than-expected recovery from a knee injury. However, England expects Pietersen to be back in full training by the "middle of June," making him available for the Ashes series against Australia that starts on July 10. The England and Wales Cricket Board says a repeat MRI scan on Pietersen's injured right knee "has shown...
10:41 PM, Apr 24, 2013
England batsman Kevin Pietersen may consider quitting Test cricket after this year's back-to-back Ashes series against Australia, his former team-mate Andrew Flintoff said on Thursday. Pietersen, 32, has been ruled out of next month's two-match Test series at home to New Zealand because of a knee injury he sustained during fielding practice in the away series against the same side last month. "I wouldn't read too much into his not...
07:22 PM, Apr 18, 2013
London: England batsman Kevin Pietersen has been ruled out of the two-Test home series against New Zealand in May as he struggles to overcome a right knee injury. The England and Wales Cricket Board says on Tuesday that Pietersen "will have a repeat scan next week to determine when he is able to resume training." Pietersen, who bruised bones in his knee in March during England's tour of New Zealand,...
03:19 PM, Apr 16, 2013
New Delhi: Prolific England batsman Kevin Pietersen is the most missed overseas cricketer in the Indian Premier League (IPL), according to a poll conducted by sportswear giant Nike. Of the total 3096 votes, Pietersen has garnered a staggering figure of 2208 for a percentage of 71.32, which is miles ahead of the next best player, Pakistan allrounder Shahid Afridi who has got 369 votes with 11.92 percentage. The middle-order batsman...
02:43 PM, Apr 16, 2013
London: Kevin Pietersen has come under sharp attack in the 150th edition of Wisden Almanack, which has described the star batsman's behaviour as "arrogant" during South Africa-England series last year when the SMS saga led to his ouster from the national side. Lawrence Booth, in his Notes by the editor in the latest Almanack, said the big money which Pietersen had secured with his contract to play in IPL, made...
05:26 PM, Apr 10, 2013
Missing key players right before the start of a new season could prove to be a deciding factor as far as Daredevils' chances are concerned. ...
01:50 PM, Mar 30, 2013
Even before it has started, the sixth season of the league has seen franchises hit by several significant player injuries. ...
07:53 AM, Mar 30, 2013
England captain Alastair Cook was forced to defend the decision to allow top batsman Kevin Pietersen to play the first two Tests against New Zealand despite being hampered by a knee injury that forced him out of the series decider starting on Friday. ...
12:39 PM, Mar 21, 2013
England had one injury setback but avoided another on the eve of the deciding third Test against New Zealand which starts on Friday at Eden Park. ...
09:50 AM, Mar 21, 2013
England and Delhi Daredevils' batsman Kevin Pietersen will not take part in the upcoming sixth season of the IPL after suffering a knee injury ahead of Friday's third Test against New Zealand. ...
03:47 PM, Mar 20, 2013
New Zealand were 66 for 3 and trail by 399 runs at stumps on day two of the second Test match against England in Wellington. ...
02:41 AM, Mar 15, 2013
Despite slipping to a shock defeat in their final warm-up match, England will start as favourites going into their three-Test series against a new-look New Zealand. ...
12:56 PM, Mar 04, 2013
Pietersen had scores of 14 and 8 and opener Compton made 21 and 1 in their only warm-up game against New Zealand. ...
12:16 PM, Mar 01, 2013
Kevin Pietersen Michael Vaughan congratulated pacer James Anderson on becoming the most successful English bowler of all time. ...
08:01 PM, Feb 17, 2013
Kevin Pietersen was wrongly adjudged caught behind off Ishant Sharma's bowling. ...
09:36 PM, Jan 19, 2013
