Pietersen has ‘irreconcilable differences’ with coach

April 16th, 2009 LONDON - New England cricket team coach Andy Flower believes batsman Kevin Pietersen can help England regain The Ashes this year. The ex-Zimbabwe skipper, 40, insists that the talented but sometimes self-obsessed Pietersen is fundamental to the side's chances in the busiest summer in their history.

April 7th, 2009 LONDON - Sacked England coach Peter Moores said he was hurt by claims of Kevin Pietersen and others that he introduced an overly-regimented approach that did not take account of the needs of individual players. Moores insisted that his relationship with Pietersen was 'fine' and that the former captain's outburst had therefore come as a major surprise.

March 27th, 2009 LONDON - Disappointed at England's performance in the West Indies, Kevin Pietersen wants to return home as soon as possible. Pietersen said that England's tour of the Caribbean has been 'soul-destroying.' 'I am at the end of my tether now.

January 21st, 2009 LONDON - England's cricket team's assistant coach Andy Flower Wednesday confirmed that Kevin Pietersen indeed wanted him sacked. 'I have had a chat with Kevin.

January 11th, 2009 LONDON - England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) vice-chairman Dennis Amiss revealed that Kevin Pietersen had threatened to resign during the national team's tour to India last month. The South Africa-born Pietersen resigned last week after a public fall out with coach Peter Moores.

January 10th, 2009 LONDON - Kevin Pietersen Sunday said he has 'unfinished business' as England captain following his resignation last week. The South Africa-born batsman, however, said he will back new captain Andrew Strauss.

January 10th, 2009 LONDON - In a new twist to English cricket controversy, Kevin Pietersen Sunday alleged that he never resigned and the board did not provide him any reason as to why he was being asked to step down from captaincy. Daily Telegraph quoted a close confidant of Pietersen as saying that England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) kept him in dark about sacking Peter Moores as coach.

January 8th, 2009 SYDNEY - Shane Warne has warned Australia to be wary of Kevin Pietersen in the Ashes as he would be even more dangerous as a player after stepping down from the England captaincy. Pietersen walked away from his leadership duties Wednesday after a bitter feud with coach Peter Moores, who was sacked soon after Pietersen quit.

January 8th, 2009 LONDON - Newly-appointed England captain Andrew Strauss Friday said he has the support of Kevin Pietersen. Strauss was appointed the captain after Pietersen resigned dramatically Wednesday having lost a battle of brinkmanship with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) over his differences with coach Peter Moores.

January 8th, 2009 LONDON - Kevin Pietersen not only wanted Peter Moores out but was at loggerheads with batting coach Andy Flower too. Flower is now tipped to become the interim coach for the West Indies tour after Moores was sacked and Pietersen forced to resign.

January 7th, 2009 LONDON - Kevin Pietersen did not resign on his own but was given a choice to either step down from captaincy or face sacking after England cricket managing director Hugh Morris found that he did not enjoy the team's support. Pietersen had reportedly told the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) that he would no longer work with coach Peter Moores, with whom he had a fall-out on many issues including Michael Vaughan's exclusion from the West Indies tour.

January 7th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Vaughan, touted to be the man behind the fall-out of Kevin Pietersen and Peter Moores, said the two should not have taken their strife to public. Pietersen disagreed with Moores on many issues and their relationship reached a point of no return after Vaughan's exclusion from the West Indies tour.

January 7th, 2009 LONDON - Former England captain Nasser Hussain feels that the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has let down Kevin Pietersen after having shown faith in his captaincy just four months ago. Pietersen quit as England captain after a long fall-out with coach Peter Moores.

January 3rd, 2009 LONDON - As England cricket coach Peter Moores fights to save his job, Ashley Giles is in line for a stop-gap role for the West Indies series till a permanent successor is appointed. Moores and captain Kevin Pietersen are at loggerheads over the selection of Michael Vaughan for the West Indies tour.

January 3rd, 2009 LONDON - The lost Chennai Test against India in December seems to have been the 'tipping point' for England cricket captain Kevin Pietersen in his relationship with head coach Peter Moores, a newspaper reported Sunday. 'Embarrassed tactically in failing to defend a target of 387, he felt help was not forthcoming enough.