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Title: Pietersen dropped
Post by: Colesy on August 31, 2010, 12:45:22 PM
http://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-pakistan-2010/content/current/story/475255.html
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on August 31, 2010, 12:48:24 PM
hes having a bad day then as it starting with a parking fine!!!
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: niceonechoppy on August 31, 2010, 12:50:15 PM
Why did he post that on Twitter? Does he not realise the problems he can get himself into now?
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: iand123 on August 31, 2010, 12:56:04 PM
We were discussing this in the Eng v Pak thread, should have put it in its own thread really

Here is the tweet that was removed - http://twitpic.com/2jxr0o

Bet the aussies are having a smirk about all of this
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: Colesy on August 31, 2010, 12:56:54 PM
It has been deleted on his Twitter
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: iand123 on August 31, 2010, 12:58:30 PM
Yeah it was brought down almost immediately, must have realised what he was doing as soon as he hit send.
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: Liam-SCCC on August 31, 2010, 01:00:24 PM
This is what he put on twitter...

Yep.. Done for rest of summer!! Man of the World Cup T20 and dropped from the T20 side too.. Its a fu*k up!! Surrey have signed me for l ...

Good to see the selector manning up and dropping him

Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: Liam-SCCC on August 31, 2010, 01:01:18 PM
Both posts are still up on my twitter feed unless there is a third?
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: Liam-SCCC on August 31, 2010, 01:03:27 PM
Just checked and it's still up for me. I hope England players don't get banned from twitter.   Graeme swann is a genius on his posts
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: iand123 on August 31, 2010, 01:04:45 PM
I can still see it in Tweetdeck, but if you go his twitter page http://twitter.com/kevinpp24 (http://twitter.com/kevinpp24) it has gone
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: iand123 on August 31, 2010, 01:05:10 PM
Both posts are still up on my twitter feed unless there is a third?

both posts? i only saw one
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: Liam-SCCC on August 31, 2010, 01:07:23 PM
Just the one about the traffic warden.
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: iand123 on August 31, 2010, 01:07:56 PM
ah ok. not having a good day is he!
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: Liam-SCCC on August 31, 2010, 01:17:01 PM
Kieswetterbhasbto play. Look at his last 2 CB40 inning in the last 2 days. But is bell over his injury to replace KP
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: eaowbear on August 31, 2010, 01:18:45 PM
Not suggesting he has to play for one moment but have been more impressed by Buttler's latest stats than Keiswetter's
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: Talisman on August 31, 2010, 01:21:20 PM
Buttler is ahead of Kieswetter at the same age.
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: eaowbear on August 31, 2010, 01:22:12 PM
Don't know much about this Buttler at all but his strike rate seems phenomenal - is he English?
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: Talisman on August 31, 2010, 01:24:59 PM
Yes, ask SillyShilly as he played against him at Taunton last season....
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: iand123 on August 31, 2010, 01:25:33 PM
Just saw this on the Guardian - http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/aug/31/kevin-pietersen-england-dropped-tweet?CMP=twt_gu (http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/aug/31/kevin-pietersen-england-dropped-tweet?CMP=twt_gu)
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: Liam-SCCC on August 31, 2010, 01:39:14 PM
Surely buttlers keeping is behind the standard if kieswetter as he has not been keeping
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: mars on August 31, 2010, 01:50:00 PM
Does this mean he will go to the Champions League????
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: iand123 on August 31, 2010, 01:59:52 PM
According to Darren Gough's twitter update, KP chose to play for Surrey and not go to the CL - http://twitter.com/DGoughie/status/22615231788 (http://twitter.com/DGoughie/status/22615231788)

How accurate that is i dont know, but i believe the two of them are pretty close. DG was KP's best man i remember rightly
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: slogger02 on August 31, 2010, 03:29:05 PM
Don't know much about this Buttler at all but his strike rate seems phenomenal - is he English?
yes english, educated at kings college, taunton.  leading schools player in terms of batting average for a couple of seasons.  most sucessful captain Kings college have ever had i think.  when i played him he was phenomenal behind the stumps and he hit 160 odd of 50 balls against us.
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: ianbuchanan on August 31, 2010, 03:36:49 PM
He played against our first team 2 years ago in a cup game and hit 55, good player hope he plays for England!
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: Riddy on August 31, 2010, 03:42:52 PM
yeah he looked a good player on the couple of occasions i have seen him
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: Bez013 on August 31, 2010, 08:44:00 PM
Pietersen needed to be dropped, by his own admission he is shot mentally, get away from the England set up and go a demolish some poor county attack....

As for Buttler, I've only seen him on TV but everytime Somerset are on I want to seem him bat, really like the way he goes about things, the lad clearly has plenty of talent.  Let's hope he is given time to establish himself at Somerset and maybe get a go behind the sticks....
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: roco on August 31, 2010, 08:45:35 PM
Apparently may play in surreys game on sky tommorow slim but a chance
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on August 31, 2010, 09:46:28 PM
That's what they were saying on sky sports earlier...debut tomorrow apparently!
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: Kal on August 31, 2010, 10:25:05 PM
KP is defo playing tomorrow for Surrey.

Think it will do him good in the long run. To be fair to Andy Flower he's done a lot of things right for England and this is one where we have to trust his judgement in giving KP time away from the international scene. I personally would have liked to have seen KP play in the 20/20 then play for Surrey.

On a side note why didn't Middlesex snap him up, and on side side note, what has Owais Shah done to be treated so badly by everyone? ie England and now Middlesex.
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: ianbuchanan on August 31, 2010, 10:49:42 PM
I've got £2 on Pietersen top scoring for Surrey tomorrow! Is the sort of thing he would do on his debut, hit a hundred or something.....

Also got a couple of quid on Shakib-Al-Hasan top scoring for Worcester, watch this space....
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: slogger02 on August 31, 2010, 10:54:00 PM
ian - what are the odds on those bets?
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: ianbuchanan on August 31, 2010, 10:57:02 PM
not sure exactly... i think they were both around 4/1 so my returns would be about £20....
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: Talisman on September 01, 2010, 01:55:34 PM
http://lastofthesummerwhine.com/category/chrisadamslist/
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: Colesy on September 01, 2010, 03:19:41 PM
Haha that last one's good
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: peplow on September 01, 2010, 05:35:19 PM
Cracking bet Ian! Shakib was struggling to top score....from the sideline ;)

and lets hope KP top scores as that means it could be close, unless they are skittled and he makes like 15 :L
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: Liam-SCCC on September 01, 2010, 06:03:34 PM
Anyone got any information on Pietersen new grill, it is very flat. Compared to the normal one which angle in at the bottom.

Broad is also using it.

Mike?
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: Talisman on September 01, 2010, 06:05:26 PM
I have not seen anything, it may be a new model, could be a change of manufacturer.
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: ianbuchanan on September 01, 2010, 06:14:55 PM
Cracking bet Ian! Shakib was struggling to top score....from the sideline ;)

and lets hope KP top scores as that means it could be close, unless they are skittled and he makes like 15 :L

gutted! at least i'll get refunded :D
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: Talisman on September 01, 2010, 07:31:53 PM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/8961874.stm
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: PM7 on September 01, 2010, 07:59:23 PM
Watching the interview he does come across as a really decent bloke and I do feekl he is misunderstood at times.
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: Talisman on September 01, 2010, 08:05:29 PM
It called media training, they take classes in it.
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: raymond.2 on September 01, 2010, 08:39:02 PM
I liked the quote 'i would never swear on twitter in the public domain'  ???

Atherton was saying in the times today that he is not at all popular in the england camp.
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: PM7 on September 01, 2010, 08:54:17 PM
Yes he is definately telling the press what he wants them to hear but nevertheless he is certainly confident in his own abilities and thats refreshing.He would surely make a better drinking buddy than Bell or Morgan.Warnie has definately rubbed off on him. Still has to get his batting act together though.
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: Talisman on September 01, 2010, 09:05:09 PM
I'd much rather have a beer with Bell or Morgan...

Good idea for a thread!!!
Title: Re: Pietersen dropped
Post by: peplow on September 01, 2010, 09:06:37 PM
i wanna have a beer with freddie!