Strauss "genuinely excited" about having "hungry" Pietersen backNovember 3rd, 2009 LONDON - England captain Andrew Strauss is counting the days until explosive batsman Kevin Pietersen comes back into the team. "I'm genuinely excited about having Kevin back.
"Wife much more important than any Test century," says PietersenOctober 2nd, 2009 LONDON - England batsman Kevin Pietersen has revealed that his wife was furious over a comment made by him last year, where he said that hitting 100 runs for the country was better than sex. Pietersen said that his wife, Jessica Taylor, " wasn't happy" about his comment "Centuries don't come round very often, whereas sex is on tap, isn't it?"
"I said to her, 'Darling, you've just got to compare the statistics, I've got 16 Test hundreds and seven in one-day matches.
Kevin Pietersen becomes new Brylcreem BoySeptember 30th, 2009 LONDON - England cricketer Kevin Pietersen has inked a nearly 2-million-pound deal with Brylcreem. The 29-year-old batsman will be seen endorsing the hair dressing cream in newspapers, magazine and Internet advertisements.
Kevin Pietersen's wife strips off for lingerie brandSeptember 27th, 2009 LONDON - Kevin Pietersen's wife Jessica Taylor recently did a steamy photo shoot for supermarket giant Tesco's new lingerie collection. The former Liberty X and Dancing On Ice star seemed happy with the shoot.
Pietersen's comeback hit by infectionAugust 12th, 2009 LONDON - Kevin Pietersen's chances of returning to the England side suffered a blow due to an infection following his Achilles heel surgery last month. Pietersen was clearly not fit during England's victory over Australia at Lord's in the ongoing Ashes series last month.
Pietersen did not flout training rules: English boardJuly 25th, 2009 LONDON - The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has denied that Kevin Pietersen aggravated his achilles injury by flouting the training programme during the Indian Premier League in April. Evan Speechly, the Bangalore IPL team's assistant coach and physiotherapist, had Friday claimed that Pietersen, who has been ruled out of the rest of the ongoing Ashes Test series, had gone on a training run in Durban.
ECB denies that Pietersen got injured during IPLJuly 25th, 2009 LONDON - The England and Wales Cricket Board has denied reports that their star batsman Kevin Pietersen had aggravated his achilles injury while playing for Bangalore Royal Challengers in the Indian Premier League in South Africa earlier this year. The ECB also denied that they had prescribed any training programme for Pietersen, as alleged by Bangalore Royal Challengers assistant coach and physiotherapist Evan Speechly.
Pietersen targeted by 80-mn pounds British style Ponzi schemeJuly 21st, 2009 LONDON - England star all rounder Kevin Pietersen was targeted in an alleged 80 million pounds fraud by a British "Bernie Madoff-style" gang. Suspected tricksters tried to get England's former captain, who played in yesterday's historic win to invest in a "Ponzi" scheme, which has since collapsed.
Pietersen doubtful for third Ashes TestJuly 20th, 2009 LONDON - The persistent problem on his Achilles tendon has made England batsman Kevin Pietersen doubtful for the third Ashes Test. The former England skipper will meet a doctor after the end of the second Test at Lord's here Monday for another injection into his problematic Achilles tendon, The Daily Telegraph reported.
Pietersen reveals full extent of his Achilles injuryJuly 19th, 2009 LONDON - English batsman Kevin Pietersen has revealed the full extent of his agonising Achilles injury, and disclosed that the injury was ruining his summer, as he is not able to run properly. "To be honest it plays on my mind all day and every day.
Achilles injury playing on my mind, says PietersenJuly 19th, 2009 LONDON - England batsman Kevin Pietersen admitted his achilles injury is always playing on his mind and is affecting his performance in the ongoing Ashes. "To be honest, it plays on my mind all day and every day.
Jessica Taylor eager to spend time with cricketer hubby Kevin PietersenJuly 13th, 2009 LONDON - Cricket star Kevin Pietersen's wife Jessica Taylor is looking forward to spending the summer with her husband, after having spent 11 weeks apart. The couple have vowed never spend time apart again, after they were separated for nearly three months as Jessica competed in 'Dancing On Ice' earlier this year, while Kevin was playing a Test series in the West Indies.
Pietersen, Johnson involved in a heated argumentJuly 12th, 2009 CARDIFF - England batsman Kevin Pietersen and Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson were involved in a heated argument before the start of the final day's play in the first Ashes Test here Sunday. The tiff took place when Pietersen struck a ball that landed where the Australian players were warming up and missed Johnson narrowly.
England set 186-run target for PakistanJune 7th, 2009 LONDON - A fine half-century by Kevin Pietersen propelled England to 185 for five in 20 overs against Pakistan in a Group B match of the World Twenty20 at the Oval here Sunday. Brief score: England 185/5 in 20 overs (Kevin Pietersen 58, Luke Wright 34; Saeed Ajmal 2/23).
Pietersen admits Twenty20 cricket not his cup of tea yetMay 30th, 2009 LONDON - After a horrendous run in the recently concluded Indian Premier League (IPL), England batsman Kevin Pietersen has admitted that he is not as good in the Twenty 20 format of the game as he is in the other two versions. "I'm not very good at Twenty20 cricket, am I?" The Mirror quoted Pietersen, as saying.
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