Trouble in the English camp : Pietersen Vs Moores!?

[duffer]

Hahahahahahaha this is incredible. Hopefully we can blood a few guys and do well in South Africa and head into the Ashes with plenty of momentum. Awesomeness.

I love English cricket.

 

[Uppercut]

Absolutely no-one does utter ****-ups like the English. Fair makes makes my bosom swell with patriotic pride.

KP overplayed his hand it would seem. Big worry is he leaves for pastures new.

Where would he go? SA won't want him in three or four years. The IPL won't play him without England's clearance. The ICL? Doubt he'd go there.

 

[G.I.Joe]

KP could take up Pakistani citizenship and then play in the IPL with an NOC from the PCB. Its not like Pakistan play any test cricket to clash with the IPL anyway.

Although to be entirely realistic, Pakistan does seem to have extremely stringent norms for citizenship and would require a lot of evidence from KP to that end.

 

[pasag]

Don't think this'll have too much impact on the Ashes being this far out.

 

[susudear]

Becoming a muslim

KP could take up Pakistani citizenship and then play in the IPL with an NOC from the PCB. Its not like Pakistan play any test cricket to clash with the IPL anyway.

Although to be entirely realistic, Pakistan does seem to have extremely stringent norms for citizenship and would require a lot of evidence from KP to that end.

Converting into Islam would be a huge first step.

Seriously, what a comedy!

 

[Goughy]

KP is a great cricketer but an idiot. This was always a possibility when he was given the captaincy.

Should never have happened.

 

[Zinzan]

KP could take up Pakistani citizenship and then play in the IPL with an NOC from the PCB. Its not like Pakistan play any test cricket to clash with the IPL anyway.
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Haha, maybe your right. He could well become the ultimate cricket-slut

 

[_Ed_]

KP is a great cricketer but an idiot. This was always a possibility when he was given the captaincy.

Should never have happened.

I was foolish enough to believe that the captaincy had actually made him a more mature and sensible character. Whoops.

 

[GIMH]

I am distraught

 

[_Ed_]

Only way is up.

 

[Zinzan]

I am distraught

If I were you, I'd prefer my captain to be English with Pietersen obviously still in the side as a batsman, but thats just me. Wouldn't sit well with me if NZ had a non New Zealander as skipper to be totally honest.

 

[four_or_six]

I was foolish enough to believe that the captaincy had actually made him a more mature and sensible character. Whoops.

Me too.

 

[ozone]

Tbh, as long as he stays in the team, might not be the worst thing in the world. As long as they dont get excited and give Cook the captaincy too early, they've surely got to give it to Strauss now.

 

[superkingdave]

hmm, apparently the ECB don't know he's resigned...but they did say he said he wasn't prepared to go to the WI 'under the present managment structure'

Im sure that bird from liberty x is loving the circus

 

[Neil Pickup]

Sky Sports now claiming that the ECB have NFI what on earth is going on and that they haven't heard anyone has resigned or not... and that Pietersen would not tour the WI under Moores.

Special.

Never thought I'd say this, but I wish Graeme Smith was English.

 

[susudear]

Lol at English team clutching to Strauss.

 

[Furball]

Well he can’t chuck the lot in for the IPL for he would need clearance from the ECB.

If Pietersen doesn't sign his central contract, on what grounds can the ECB refuse a NOC for him to play a full season in the IPL?

 

[Uppercut]

If Pietersen doesn't sign his central contract, on what grounds can the ECB refuse a NOC for him to play a full season in the IPL?

That's besides the point. If the ECB so much as wink in the general direction of the BCCI they won't let KP play.

 

[susudear]

IPL won't permit

If Pietersen doesn't sign his central contract, on what grounds can the ECB refuse a NOC for him to play a full season in the IPL?

New buddies BCCI and ECB wouldn't like to sour their relations over a player.

So Pietersen wont be allowed to play in the IPL, if he ditches English team.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Where would he go? SA won't want him in three or four years. The IPL won't play him without England's clearance. The ICL? Doubt he'd go there.

Depends if he wants a test career or the money, I guess. He could sign as a local for one of the SA franchises, get IPL clearance from the SA board with his value increased as he'd be available for the whole tournament & then even sign for Hants or another county as an overseas player.

In four years he'd only be 32, so it might not even be the end of his test career; he could conceivably have another five years at the top once he'd done his residence for SA. Doubtless he's burnt a few bridges yarp-side, but genius writes its own rules, as they say.