England’s snubbed maverick batsman Kevin Pietersen has lashed out with a series of angry tweets at England’s hierarchy, labelling his omission from the Ashes Test series as ‘ridiculous’.
England collapsed to 103 all out on the fourth afternoon falling to a 405-run loss with Australia levelling the series at 1-1 which brought sharp criticism from the UK media.
Batting as well as ever & the team have huge issues with top order! What a waste, just lying on a beach! I wish I could help! ??
— Kevin Pietersen (@KP24) July 20, 2015
Pool, pool or South Beach? My only decision I need to make today… #Miami https://t.co/feXTMhO1yq
— Kevin Pietersen (@KP24) July 19, 2015
Deep in thought right now…ridiculous that I'm lying on a beach when I should be in UK prepping for the 3rd Test! So silly really! Sad!
— Kevin Pietersen (@KP24) July 20, 2015
He then continued to describe the stalemate between himself and the England and Wales Cricket Board as “so, so, so, so silly”
Pietersen has his support, too, with Piers Morgan again weighing in:
REMINDER: Kevin Pietersen was England's top scorer in last Ashes series.
His reward? A lifetime ban.
#BringBackKP
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) July 20, 2015
4 Ashes wins, 14k runs for England, averaging 156 in 1st-class cricket this season, available for selection. @KP24 pic.twitter.com/0yi3EBm5E8
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) July 20, 2015
Quite obvious now that we replaced KP with lesser players. Admit your mistake, Mr Cook & Mr Strauss, and put your country before petty ego.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) July 20, 2015