{"id":13725,"date":"2012-08-21T15:04:48","date_gmt":"2012-08-21T13:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/08\/cricket-no-place-for-pietersen-in-limited-overs-squads\/"},"modified":"2012-08-21T15:04:48","modified_gmt":"2012-08-21T13:04:48","slug":"cricket-no-place-for-pietersen-in-limited-overs-squads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/cricket-no-place-for-pietersen-in-limited-overs-squads\/","title":{"rendered":"Cricket-No place for Pietersen in limited-overs squads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">LONDON<\/span> Aug 21 (Reuters) &#8211; Kevin Pietersen&#8217;s rapid fall from<br \/>\ngrace in international cricket was completed on Tuesday when the<br \/>\ncontroversial batsman was left out of the England squads for the<br \/>\nTwenty20 World Cup and a one-day series against South Africa.<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Last week, the 32-year-old Pietersen was dropped for the<br \/>\nthird and final test against South Africa at Lord&#8217;s after<br \/>\nadmitting to sending &#8220;provocative&#8221; text messages to opposing<br \/>\nplayers.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>England slipped to a 51-run defeat in the match to lose the<br \/>\nseries 2-0 and concede the number one test ranking to their<br \/>\nopponents in the process.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>National selector Geoff Miller explained Pietersen&#8217;s<br \/>\ninternational future &#8220;was still being determined&#8221; so it was<br \/>\nalways unlikely the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) were<br \/>\ngoing to select him for the upcoming limited overs events.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Kevin Pietersen&#8217;s future involvement is still being<br \/>\ndetermined and he was therefore not considered for selection in<br \/>\neither squad,&#8221; Miller said as the squads were announced.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The squad to face South Africa for the five one-day<br \/>\ninternationals also sees Twenty20 captain Stuart Broad rested<br \/>\nahead the Twenty20 World Cup in Sri Lanka in September and<br \/>\nOctober.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Pietersen could have been selected for both squads, having<br \/>\nreversed a decision to retire from all forms of international<br \/>\nlimited-overs cricket, at which he was one of the key players<br \/>\nwhen England won the last global 20-over event two years ago.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The ODI series starts in Cardiff on Friday and continues<br \/>\nwith matches at Southampton, the Oval, Lord&#8217;s and Trent Bridge.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Miller continued: &#8220;All players in the 14-man ODI series squad<br \/>\nwere involved in the recent series victory against Australia.<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON Aug 21 (Reuters) &#8211; Kevin Pietersen&#8217;s rapid fall from grace in international cricket was completed on Tuesday when the controversial batsman was left out of the England squads for the Twenty20 World Cup and a one-day series against South Africa. 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