The appointment of England white-ball teams’ specialist mentor has divided opinion but the man himself says he is loving being back in the dressing room.
A home Ashes comes before that, the series that launched his career back in 2005, and discussions with Stephen Fleming, the incoming Test coach, and Joe Root have already taken place.
As the talent who left South Africa all those years ago and through sheer will turned himself into an England great, Pietersen’s pedigree is not in question.
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The appointment of England white-ball teams’ specialist mentor has divided opinion but the man himself says he is loving being back in the dressing room.
K evin Pietersen said he is a “completely different” person these days as he sat down at Headingley – the ground where he declared “it’s tough being me in this dressing room” 14 years earlier – and spoke at length about his role as the new “specialist mentor” to England’s white-ball teams.
In the aftermath of a 16-run loss to Sri Lanka that sends this late summer one-day series into an Oval decider on Sunday, Pietersen also said that while not full-time – “I’ll be in and out” – his input may not be restricted to the challenge of winning the 50-over World Cup in South Africa next year. A home Ashes comes before that, the series that launched his career back in 2005, and discussions with Stephen Fleming, the incoming Test coach, and Joe Root have already taken place.
For now though it is Harry Brook’s team that has his attention beyond work as a content creator and home life, with this role the brainchild of Brendon McCullum, now the specialist white-ball coach.
We want to work over the next 12 months to be competitive in South Africa next year.’.
As the talent who left South Africa all those years ago and through sheer will turned himself into an England great, Pietersen’s pedigree is not in question.
The early signs are encouraging, however, with a far more relaxed Pietersen said to now be able to laugh at himself when the piss-taking has flown in this first fortnight.
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