****Flower''s & Pietersen's England tenure OVER****

LONDON (Reuters) - Kevin Pietersen's international career was ended because captain Alastair Cook needed to be able to trust and rely on the support of all his players, said the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).

The controversial batsman's England career was ended earlier this month when he was left out of the squad for the upcoming World Twenty20 in Bangladesh and the preceding tour of the West Indies.

"The England team needs to rebuild after the whitewash in Australia," the ECB said in a statement on Sunday.

"To do that we must invest in our captain Alastair Cook and we must support him in creating a culture in which we can be confident he will have the full support of all players, with everyone pulling in the same direction and able to trust each other.

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Ha ha ha ha.

Krish it would be an interesting series.
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watch west indies send england home on another wash

ECB living in bygone era - Woodward http://dlvr.it/4v9wfl

Big talk Krish.


Your strongest team May have a little chance. Lots of injuries though.

Cook is finally revealed as an impse and an emotional weakling.  deh have to pick a team dat fits him fuh him to lead.

sint dat Sammy ::confused::

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watch west indies send england home on another wash
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Andrew Strauss says the smoking gun, such as it is, is that there was no trust. Are these players marrying each other?

This weakness and insecurity is catching.


You had Gibson surrounding himself with mediocrity and it appears Cook could not deal with Pietersen . However should anyone have to deal with this intolerable and incessant behaviour?

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This weakness and insecurity is catching.


You had Gibson surrounding himself with mediocrity and it appears Cook could not deal with Pietersen . However should anyone have to deal with this intolerable and incessant behaviour?
[/quote] Who cares about intolerable behaviour as long as he performs on the cricket pitch

Cook wants the team to pull together ... most likely towards deep fine leg