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Kevin Pietersen offers to coach children after dismay at survey - chairman - 11-21-2014
Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has offered to coach children after hearing of declining playing numbers.
An England and Wales Cricket Board survey showed a 7% decrease in participation among over-14s and total playing numbers were down 64,000.
Pietersen wrote on Twitter: "Any school cricket coaches doing winter training, tweet me and I'll pick a couple.
"We've got a fantastic pool of talent here in the UK and the thought of kids dropping out is frightening."
bbcsport.com
Re: Kevin Pietersen offers to coach children after dismay at survey - chairman - 11-21-2014
[color=rgb(28, 28, 28)][size=1.077em]Pietersen, 34, who was [/color][color=rgb(94, 120, 155)]told in February[/color][color=rgb(28, 28, 28)] he would no longer be part of the national team's plans, caused controversy last month with the release of his book, when he claimed there was a [/color][color=rgb(94, 120, 155)]"bullying culture"[/color][color=rgb(28, 28, 28)] in the England dressing room.[/size][/color]
[color=rgb(28, 28, 28)][/size][size=1.077em]He played 104 Tests and 136 one-day internationals for England between 2005-2014 and is England's leading combined run scorer with 13,797 international runs.[/size][/color]
[color=rgb(28, 28, 28)][/size][size=1.077em]The ECB's National Playing Survey recorded playing numbers in 2014 at 844,000, down from 908,000 for the previous season.[/size][/color]
[color=rgb(28, 28, 28)][/size][size=1.077em]"We need to encourage people of all ages to take part," said Pietersen, who has [/color][color=rgb(94, 120, 155)]signed to play for Melbourne Stars[/color][color=rgb(28, 28, 28)] in Australia's Big Bash Twenty20 league, which starts next month.[/size][/color]