It took Paul Downton a month to fatally and irrevocably destroy his authority by making an absurd decision which defied all logic, and which he was entirely unable to explain in public. Andrew Strauss has managed it in just two days. Very few people were calling for the immediate restoration of Kevin Pietersen to the England side. The desire was only for natural justice: for Pietersen to be treated in an identical manner to any other player – or if not, to have the reasons properly and...
‘Trust’ Strauss to Think Like Robert De Niro
“There is a massive trust issue between Kevin and I” listen to ‘Strauss: No England recall for Pietersen’ on audioBoom So there we have it folks. In an interview with Sky’s Tim Abraham before his press conference, Andrew Strauss spoke in depth about his position on KP. The overriding theme was ‘trust’. Because the new director cannot ‘trust’ Kevin Pietersen, and ‘trust’ is apparently the most important aspect of international sports teams, the leading run scorer in...
Andrew Strauss press conference
Here’s a post for your comments as today’s events unfold. We’ll add more later when we can. Here’s the top line so far on Pietersen, as reported by the BBC. Kevin Pietersen will not be recalled to play for England this summer, says director of cricket Andrew Strauss. Pietersen was told of the decision on Monday night, hours after scoring a career-best 326 not out for Surrey. The 34-year-old was sacked by England in February 2014, but had opted to play county cricket...
