Kevin Pietersen-England controversy: Michael Vaughan sadded by turn of events

London: Oct 6, 2014

Former England captain Michael Vaughan, who was Kevin Pietersen‘s skipper when he made his Test debut in 2005, was saddened by the turn of events in English cricket on Monday.

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“Find all the fall out in English Cricket very very sad…Many to blame but mostly it’s been a lack of communication and Man Management….,” Vaughan told his Twitter followers.

“Won’t play for England again. So I will remember @KP24 for what he was. A maverick who could play innings that no other England player could.!”

Meanwhile ex-England all-rounder Dominic Cork said suggestions Pietersen had been the victim of bullying were wide of the mark.

“He was the person who had his own seat on the bus, and no one else could sit on that seat because that was Kevin’s seat,” Cork told talkSPORT radio. “He wants to put out this story because he feels the way he was treated was unjust. Andy Flower took England to number one in the world so he did something right. There was a clash of personalities, they didn’t get on, so this is about getting back at Flower.”

Meanwhile Mike Gatting, England’s Ashes-winning captain on their 1986/87 tour of Australia and subsequently a coach and senior administrator, said it was important to keep Pietersen’s comments in perspective.

“I’m sure for the first couple of weeks there will be lots of ‘he said, she said’ and all that … I’m sure we’ll all listen and have a wry smile, because there’s always two sides to the coin,” Gatting told Sky Sports.

“The book is a bit of history…We’ve got to look forward. We saw some wonderful stuff (this season) from the young (England) cricketers who have come through.”