Kevin Pietersen

[Langeveldt]

Interesting comments from the former England captain, thoughts?

"I'm ready to do a Robinho and disappear back home."
The stress of the last few months gets to Kevin Pietersen as he plans to emulate the Brazilian footballer

Mar 28, 2009

Seems that whenever the going gets tough, the chip stack gets low or whatever else you want to call failure happens, he wants to cry off on the plane, sounds strangely familiar.. How can you make comments like that?

 

[duffer]

Would you take him back if he wanted to do his pennace and play for South Africa?

 

[Langeveldt]

Would you take him back if he wanted to do his pennace and play for South Africa?

Not sure, he'd be a handy batsman no doubt, but what would he be like in the dressing room? Can imagine him and Smith lasting about 2 seconds, and I'd take Smith over him any day

 

[Furball]

Would you take him back if he wanted to do his pennace and play for South Africa?

CSA would be idiots for taking him.

Sends the completely wrong message to young players who have come through the system and stayed loyal to South Africa in the face of economic pressure from England.

 

[Langeveldt]

Plus he'd have to get his England tattoo removed..

Saying that, I'd have him over someone like Imraan Khan every day of the week

 

[Xuhaib]

KP

 

[gettingbetter]

Plus he'd have to get his England tattoo removed..

Saying that, I'd have him over someone like Imraan Khan every day of the week

Interesting, the tempt to have him in the team is undeniable, but the SA line-up is solid enough. Thats not even considering the changeroom politics. Don't worry about Smith, what about the likes of Prince, Ntini and co (bare in mind, I make this comment in reference to what KP has said about quotas).

 

[Top_Cat]

Any team in world cricket would take him. Any who say they wouldn't are lying.

That said, ****ty thing to say. @ KP; HTFU!

 

[gettingbetter]

Any team in world cricket would take him. Any who say they wouldn't are lying.

That said, ****ty thing to say. @ KP; HTFU!

In a wonderful world most teams would take him. Bare in mind, as already pointed out in the thread - culture/personality clashes.

 

[TT Boy]

Plus he'd have to get his England tattoo removed..

Saying that, I'd have him over someone like Imraan Khan every day of the week

So KP will open?

 

[fredfertang]

I am sure that most of what KP and/or his agent say to the press is said with an eye to the number of volumes of autobiography that his publishing contract requires him to give his name to and when - its getting on for three years since the last one so I expect another one is due before Christmas

 

[Uppercut]

Shampoo recommendation for KP:

 

[Evermind]

Song recommendation:

Great song please listen KP

 

[Goughy]

The guy just sounds pretty stressed and lost in the havoc of the last six months.

He needs a holiday and a break before the Ashes. Not worthless one dayers in WI, IPL in SA, WI in England.

 

[shivfan]

KP reminds me of Lara....

Great player, but very selfish, and a deeply divisive character in the dressing room.

Definitely not a team player, IMHO.

 

[BoyBrumby]

It's vaguely disappointing, but not a surprise. It's not like he hasn't got form for having a whinge & a wee cry when the going gets slightly harder, is it?

That said I thought the way the ECB handled his sacking (which is what it effectively was) was awful. Publically humiliating your best player and then doing exactly what he wanted anyway is a very English way of ****ing things up.

 

[four_or_six]

KP wanted to leave tour to watch Dancing on Ice

I'm all for supporting your other half but... does he really think that's okay?

 

[pasag]

Either the English players are more honest than everyone else or just can't take touring. Certainly don't seem like happy travellers. That said, like the Indians they do seem to be on a never ending cricket tour.

 

[GIMH]

Yeah, I think Pietersen is just a little more honest than most cricketers

Also, can't agree that he isn't a team player, if we're talking in terms of the way he plays anyway.

 

[fredfertang]

KP didn't come out with all this nonsense when Vaughan was around - perhaps there's a causal link