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Pietersen dropped by England, joins Surrey
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 01 - 09 - 2010

Batsman Kevin Pietersen was dropped by England Tuesday for the first time in his career and will move from Hampshire to Surrey on loan for the rest of the county season.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) omitted the 30-year-old right-hander from the squads for the Twenty20 internationals against Pakistan which start Sunday and the five one-dayers that follow.
“Kevin Pietersen has been omitted from both squads as we feel that his game would be best served by getting as much cricket under his belt as possible before a long and challenging winter,” national selector Geoff Miller said.
“The remainder of the county season is an ideal opportunity to do just that...
“Kevin has proved on numerous occasions that he is a world-class player and we know he'll benefit from getting more time in the middle to work on his batting and get his game back to the level he has shown throughout his career.”
The South African-born player, who made his debut for England in 2004, also used an expletive in a ‘Tweet' that was subsequently deleted – but not before the content had spread rapidly through the media.
England under-19 captain Azeem Rafiq, who plays for Yorkshire, was fined 500 pounds ($770.3) and banned from all cricket for a month earlier in August for criticizing team manager John Abrahams on his Twitter feed.
“While I'm naturally disappointed to have been omitted from the England squad I fully understand the reasons why and will be doing everything I can to get back into the England team,” he said in the ECB statement.
Wicketkeeper Steven Davies was selected in both squads after an excellent year for Surrey while Craig Kieswetter was omitted from the one-day series lineup.
“As ever the wicketkeeper's role is a fiercely contested position in the England team and we've no doubt Craig Kieswetter will continue to press for the chance to reclaim his place in the England ODI squad,” said Miller.
Twenty20 squad: Collingwood, Anderson, Bopara, Bresnan, Broad, Steven Davies, Kieswetter, Morgan, Sidebottom, Swann, Luke Wright, Yardy.
One-day squad: Strauss, Anderson, Bopara, Bresnan, Broad, Collingwood, Steven Davies, Morgan, Shahzad, Sidebottom, Swann, Trott, Luke Wright, Yardy.


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