Pietersen, a four-time Ashes winner and England's highest run-scorer across all formats, announced on his own website that he will now "join a domestic county with the aim of earning a place in the England squad for the upcoming Ashes series".
That county looks certain to be Surrey - and that attempt to earn an Ashes place must include such a weight of early season runs that some very powerful figures in English cricket, all of them loath to countenance his return, will have to bow to the inevitability of the statistics before them. The whole shebang is likely to begin with a Division Two Championship fixture against Glamorgan in Cardiff on April 19.
If Pietersen was serious about wanting to impress, shouldn't he have joined a Division 1 county ?
It's a very good point and one which never seems to get mentioned . England rarely pick on 2nd division performances. Derbyshire's Mark Foottit took 88 wickets last season and didn't even get on a Lions tour .
If Pietersen was serious about wanting to impress, shouldn't he have joined a Division 1 county ?
he has played for to other counties before who are know in the 1st divison:-
Hampshire: left with the reason being he lived in Chelsea and did not work geographically
Nottinghamshire: had a major fall out with them in 2003 and left in 2004.
so that rules out 2 of the 9 counties, if the reason for leaving Hampshire are genuine then that probably takes out Durham, Somerset, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, and Yorkshire, Sussex, just leaving Middlesex.
Remember he is only released from his IPL contract for the group stage, has not been released from his one for the Caribbean T20 tournament. so why would a 1st division team sign him when he can be brought back for the IPL, Picked for England, or of to the West indies. later in the year.
but not for us - we're playing Yorkshire Universities)
Some good news for us tho':)
Lancashire have confirmed the signing of James Faulkner as one of their overseas players for this season, with the Australia allrounder to fill the gap left by Peter Siddle's Ashes involvement.
but not for us - we're playing Yorkshire Universities)
Some good news for us tho':)
Lancashire have confirmed the signing of James Faulkner as one of their overseas players for this season, with the Australia allrounder to fill the gap left by Peter Siddle's Ashes involvement.
I would have thought Faulkner will be a better overseas player than Siddle, so a good bit of business.
Pieterson is batting for Surrey against Oxford, so let's not go overboard if he gets a double ton .
Typical Notts . I flick the score on , and it's 50-0 , ten minutes later we are 2 down, Hales run out for nought. Notts certainly have a strong line up on paper and Philander is a big plus for the team
I would have thought Faulkner will be a better overseas player than Siddle, so a good bit of business.
Pieterson is batting for Surrey against Oxford, so let's not go overboard if he gets a double ton .
Typical Notts . I flick the score on , and it's 50-0 , ten minutes later we are 2 down, Hales run out for nought. Notts certainly have a strong line up on paper and Philander is a big plus for the team
Surrey 122/5 with Burns,Ansari,Solanki,Davies and Roy all back in the hutch
he has played for to other counties before who are know in the 1st divison:-
Hampshire: left with the reason being he lived in Chelsea and did not work geographically
Nottinghamshire: had a major fall out with them in 2003 and left in 2004.
so that rules out 2 of the 9 counties, if the reason for leaving Hampshire are genuine then that probably takes out Durham, Somerset, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, and Yorkshire, Sussex, just leaving Middlesex.
Remember he is only released from his IPL contract for the group stage, has not been released from his one for the Caribbean T20 tournament. so why would a 1st division team sign him when he can be brought back for the IPL, Picked for England, or of to the West indies. later in the year.
Where he lives is up to him but I still think that he should be trying to make an impression in division 1 rather than against divison 2 sides.
Where he lives is up to him but I still think that he should be trying to make an impression in division 1 rather than against divison 2 sides.
He had a good knock against the students today.
Absolutely he should. But perhaps it proves that although he gave up his IPL contract the ego still demands he's one of the highest paid county cricketers in the country, so presumably Surrey are the only county who can afford to employ him
Absolutely he should. But perhaps it proves that although he gave up his IPL contract the ego still demands he's one of the highest paid county cricketers in the country, so presumably Surrey are the only county who can afford to employ him
Wrong
Instead, as he tries to push his way back into the England reckoning for this summer’s Ashes, the money he earns from Surrey will be sent to the Kevin Pietersen Foundation – set up to help under-privileged children achieve and prosper.
Not often that Collingwood gets a Michelle, and Onions cannot have given up hope of an England recall.
The farcical nature of the University games continues. The first three Essex batsmen all scored a ton and then retired , and Derbyshire piled up 500 by tea
Instead, as he tries to push his way back into the England reckoning for this summer’s Ashes, the money he earns from Surrey will be sent to the Kevin Pietersen Foundation – set up to help under-privileged children achieve and prosper.
Fair play to the bloke. But my original point still stands, however decent and generous he is with his salary from surrey i still think they are probably the only county who can afford him this late in the day. In no way meant as criticism of KP, but like any other sportsman i just don't think he would be playing for anything less than the very top county salary. Almost no sportsman would, especially when as sports industry salaries are paid on merit so your self-worth (of ability) & worth to a team is valued by money paid and KP knows his own value. Its got to be closer to Sanga, which i imagine is somewhere around £100k a year, and not that of a youngster just breaking into county cricket on far less. So smaller counties with total playing salary budget around £1M couldn't find extra money to sign KP so late in the day.
Fair play to the bloke. But my original point still stands, however decent and generous he is with his salary from surrey i still think they are probably the only county who can afford him this late in the day. In no way meant as criticism of KP, but like any other sportsman i just don't think he would be playing for anything less than the very top county salary. Almost no sportsman would, especially when as sports industry salaries are paid on merit so your self-worth (of ability) & worth to a team is valued by money paid and KP knows his own value. Its got to be closer to Sanga, which i imagine is somewhere around £100k a year, and not that of a youngster just breaking into county cricket on far less. So smaller counties with total playing salary budget around £1M couldn't find extra money to sign KP so late in the day.
All fair points , but I think I heard on one of the (millions of) radio progs discussing this that being in London was key for his other business interests and Lords wouldn't let him in:D
Have Sky announced yet what games they are televising this season yet? All I seem to find on their website are the Indian Premier League matches and the test series.
Aged 38 years and 322 days, Paul Collingwood is the oldest player to score a hundred and take five wickets in an innings in a Championship game since John Shepherd did so at the age of 39 for Gloucestershire against Warwickshire in 1983.
Aged 38 years and 322 days, Paul Collingwood is the oldest player to score a hundred and take five wickets in an innings in a Championship game since John Shepherd did so at the age of 39 for Gloucestershire against Warwickshire in 1983.
Well done Colly
He should definitely be involved in the England set up somewhere. Too much knowledge and experience not to be utilised
Aged 38 years and 322 days, Paul Collingwood is the oldest player to score a hundred and take five wickets in an innings in a Championship game since John Shepherd did so at the age of 39 for Gloucestershire against Warwickshire in 1983.
Ah, the ageing John Shepherd. I used to work with his niece, and we still keep in touch. He always appeared much older than he was. Well done Colly.
A good day at the office for Notts though I suspect they will mess this one up
Billy Root got 4 wickets for Bradford. He needs a few runs before he goes back to Notts club cricket and scoring runs for fun. He has a contract for Notts this year, I hope he can get in the first team
Indeed a very good win for Yorkshire, though I think Worcs will be the whipping boys this year. Not sure if Saeed Ajmal is returning , but he is unlikely to be as effective if he isn't allowed to throw .
Notts have all day to bowl Middlesex out. Chris Read scored a very quick ton yesterday in marked contrast to Jos Buttler's struggles .
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If Pietersen was serious about wanting to impress, shouldn't he have joined a Division 1 county ?
It's a very good point and one which never seems to get mentioned . England rarely pick on 2nd division performances. Derbyshire's Mark Foottit took 88 wickets last season and didn't even get on a Lions tour .
he has played for to other counties before who are know in the 1st divison:-
Hampshire: left with the reason being he lived in Chelsea and did not work geographically
Nottinghamshire: had a major fall out with them in 2003 and left in 2004.
so that rules out 2 of the 9 counties, if the reason for leaving Hampshire are genuine then that probably takes out Durham, Somerset, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, and Yorkshire, Sussex, just leaving Middlesex.
Remember he is only released from his IPL contract for the group stage, has not been released from his one for the Caribbean T20 tournament. so why would a 1st division team sign him when he can be brought back for the IPL, Picked for England, or of to the West indies. later in the year.
Gary Ballance , Adam Lyth , Moeen Ali , Angelo Mathews and Jeetan Patel
Notts having a bit of a struggle against the Loughborough lads, and Billy Root finding it tough at this level
but not for us - we're playing Yorkshire Universities)
Some good news for us tho':)
Lancashire have confirmed the signing of James Faulkner as one of their overseas players for this season, with the Australia allrounder to fill the gap left by Peter Siddle's Ashes involvement.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/current/story/859825.html
I would have thought Faulkner will be a better overseas player than Siddle, so a good bit of business.
Pieterson is batting for Surrey against Oxford, so let's not go overboard if he gets a double ton .
Typical Notts . I flick the score on , and it's 50-0 , ten minutes later we are 2 down, Hales run out for nought. Notts certainly have a strong line up on paper and Philander is a big plus for the team
Surrey 122/5 with Burns,Ansari,Solanki,Davies and Roy all back in the hutch
KP 'holding things together' on 47*:)
The Taylor 'twins' are going well for your boys:)
Even though it's only a University game , looks like he is serious
Where he lives is up to him but I still think that he should be trying to make an impression in division 1 rather than against divison 2 sides.
He had a good knock against the students today.
Absolutely he should. But perhaps it proves that although he gave up his IPL contract the ego still demands he's one of the highest paid county cricketers in the country, so presumably Surrey are the only county who can afford to employ him
Wrong
Instead, as he tries to push his way back into the England reckoning for this summer’s Ashes, the money he earns from Surrey will be sent to the Kevin Pietersen Foundation – set up to help under-privileged children achieve and prosper.
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/kevin-pietersen-thrilled-as-return-to-surrey-is-confirmed-paving-way-for-england-recall-10132532.html
Not often that Collingwood gets a Michelle, and Onions cannot have given up hope of an England recall.
The farcical nature of the University games continues. The first three Essex batsmen all scored a ton and then retired , and Derbyshire piled up 500 by tea
His improvement as a bowler is more noticeable in limited overs cricket, where, not as captain he is becoming more a main bowler.
Fair play to the bloke. But my original point still stands, however decent and generous he is with his salary from surrey i still think they are probably the only county who can afford him this late in the day. In no way meant as criticism of KP, but like any other sportsman i just don't think he would be playing for anything less than the very top county salary. Almost no sportsman would, especially when as sports industry salaries are paid on merit so your self-worth (of ability) & worth to a team is valued by money paid and KP knows his own value. Its got to be closer to Sanga, which i imagine is somewhere around £100k a year, and not that of a youngster just breaking into county cricket on far less. So smaller counties with total playing salary budget around £1M couldn't find extra money to sign KP so late in the day.
All fair points , but I think I heard on one of the (millions of) radio progs discussing this that being in London was key for his other business interests and Lords wouldn't let him in:D
Well done Colly
He should definitely be involved in the England set up somewhere. Too much knowledge and experience not to be utilised
Ah, the ageing John Shepherd. I used to work with his niece, and we still keep in touch. He always appeared much older than he was. Well done Colly.
A good day at the office for Notts though I suspect they will mess this one up
Billy Root got 4 wickets for Bradford. He needs a few runs before he goes back to Notts club cricket and scoring runs for fun. He has a contract for Notts this year, I hope he can get in the first team
Notts have all day to bowl Middlesex out. Chris Read scored a very quick ton yesterday in marked contrast to Jos Buttler's struggles .