Like nature, sports followers abhor a vacuum. The fewer details officially disclosed, the more gossip, speculation and media scrutiny flood in to close the gaps. Although too many mainstream cricket journalists display a catastrophic lack of curiosity towards the true facts about Kevin Pietersen’s banishment, a brave few continue to probe. And the more the cowardly ECB refuse to provide candour, the more their foot soldiers are exposed to the flak. Day after day, rank and file England...