Kevin Pietersen rejected offer of four-month contract with England hours before being left out of India tour - Telegraph
Pietersen’s return to the England fold was dependent on agreeing a set of conditions which included waiving his rights to any future legal action in employment disputes with the England and Wales Cricket Board, issuing another public apology for sending text messages to the South African side and pulling out at the last minute from a contract to provide studio analysis from the World Twenty20 for Asian-based broadcaster ESPN.
On Monday, Pietersen wrote to the ECB turning down the four-month contract which came with no assurances for the future. He also believes he made enough compromises after apologising in person to Andrew Strauss and publicly on the eve of the Lord’s Test last month.
He also met with other members of the England management when it is understood he guaranteed his commitment to playing all forms of international cricket for England until the end of the next World Cup in 2015.
On a day when fresh details of the frenetic negotiations between Pietersen and the board emerged after weeks of silence, it was also learned the ECB contacted him on Tuesday to open negotiations about a new 12-month central contract. The ECB declined to comment on the matter.
Pietersen’s return to the England fold was dependent on agreeing a set of conditions which included waiving his rights to any future legal action in employment disputes with the England and Wales Cricket Board, issuing another public apology for sending text messages to the South African side and pulling out at the last minute from a contract to provide studio analysis from the World Twenty20 for Asian-based broadcaster ESPN.
On Monday, Pietersen wrote to the ECB turning down the four-month contract which came with no assurances for the future. He also believes he made enough compromises after apologising in person to Andrew Strauss and publicly on the eve of the Lord’s Test last month.
He also met with other members of the England management when it is understood he guaranteed his commitment to playing all forms of international cricket for England until the end of the next World Cup in 2015.
On a day when fresh details of the frenetic negotiations between Pietersen and the board emerged after weeks of silence, it was also learned the ECB contacted him on Tuesday to open negotiations about a new 12-month central contract. The ECB declined to comment on the matter.
Was never good at jokes.
