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Pietersen not ruling out South Africa switch
Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has refused to rule out a spectacular return to Test cricket with his native South Africa.
Born in Pietermaritzburg, Pietersen left South Africa 16 years ago and scored 8,181 runs at an average of 47.28 in 104 Tests for England after making his debut during the 2005 Ashes.
He was sacked by England in 2014 following the Ashes whitewash in Australia, becoming a much-travelled Twenty20 specialist as a result.
Pietersen would be eligible to play for South Africa in 2018 despite recent reservations from Faf du Plessis.
In February the Proteas' T20 skipper pointed out Pietersen was 'English' when asked about the possibility of him representing the country of his birth.
But in quotes on Cricket Australia's website, Pietersen said: "Yes, it is a thought in my head.
"If it happens, it happens, if it doesn't, it doesn't. Obviously, playing international is something I have done for a very long time.
"Do I miss playing international cricket? Do I miss batting in international cricket? Yes I do, very much, so you never know.
"The eligibility for South Africa is still (over) a year away. So we will have to wait and see but (an England call-up) is definitely still an option."
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Pietersen signs T20 contract with Sunfoil Dolphins
Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has signed for South African side Sunfoil Dolphins.
The 35-year-old, who has not represented England since the 2013/14 Ashes tour, will play for the Dolphins in the RAM Slam T20 competition.
The Dolphins announced the signing at a press conference.
Quoted on the team's Twitter feed, South Africa-born Pietersen said: "It's very exciting to get back to Durban."
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ECB chairman Graves 'made no promises' to Pietersen
Colin Graves has insisted he "didn't make any promises" to Kevin Pietersen about a possible return to Test cricket.
The England and Wales Cricket Board chairman released a statement via the governing body's website in which he strongly defends his integrity - his first public response to Pietersen's claims that he has received "incredibly deceitful" treatment.
Pietersen learned on Monday from new ECB director Andrew Strauss, after making a triple-century for Surrey, that his attempt to force his way back into England contention via runs in the LV= County Championship had come to nought.
In the past few days my integrity has been called into question, something I can't accept. Throughout my business career and my years at Yorkshire, integrity has been my watchword. It governs everything I do and is an important part of what I bring to the ECB. So it saddens me that what was a private conversation with Kevin in March has been used to do just that. Kevin felt he had a lot to offer and was interested in a dialogue with the ECB, sorting things out and working together. He would love to play for England again but he wanted to contribute, whether as a player or not.I didn't make any promises.
There were no guarantees that if he chose to exit his IPL (Indian Premier League) contract, play county cricket and score runs he would be selected for England - and I said he should make any decision on his future on that basis.
Kevin Pietersen exclusion row rumbles on
The row over Kevin Pietersen's exclusion from the England cricket team went on today.
Batsman Ian Bell said there "maybe a position in time" for Pietersen, but in a later interview with ITV News he refused to say whether he had a problem with the 34-year-old.
While ex-England captain Nasser Hussain said he "believed in picking your best players", and that captains were paid to "man-manage difficult people".
ITV News' Ian Payne reports:
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Kevin Pietersen has accused cricket bosses of being "incredibly deceitful" as he said he was "devastated" his chances of being recalled to England were over.
The England and Wales Cricket Board's new director of cricket, Andrew Strauss, today cited a "massive trust issue" as the reason for ending the batsman's international career.
In a first-person piece for The Telegraph, Pietersen has questioned why he was given hope to believe he could earn his way back into the team, when it now seems there was never any intention to let him return.
He also criticised Strauss and his team for, he said, leaking the story to the media.
They have used the word trust to justify not selecting me, well, trust is a two-way thing. I couldn’t believe just half an hour after I had my meeting, the result of it was on the internet and on the BBC airwaves. Now I certainly didn’t tell anybody, so who did? They say they don’t trust me but how can anybody trust them?
Nobody has called me. I have given up my IPL contract, at great expense, to play in county cricket. Surrey did not have any funds free to pay me so I said I would play for nothing, just a donation to charity, and it is horrendous to feel I have been led down the garden path. They knew all along this was a dead end for me.
I just find it incredibly deceitful what has happened to me and am frankly finding difficult to understand right now. I have done everything I have been asked. I keep asking myself, what more could I do?
He will now be travelling to India, he said, to take part in the final stages of a tournament with Sunrisers Hyderabad and to assess what he will do next. "I'm just sorry it won't be putting on an England shirt," he added.