An extremely confidential England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) document detailing Kevin Pietersen's behaviour during the 5-0 Ashes thrashing and his breakdown with then-England coach, Andy Flower has been leaked, and is now in possession with Cricbuzz.com. The dossier on KP is said to be the one that played a huge role in helping remove the maverick right-hander from the England side and was made so as to help the England board through its negotiations with KP, when the matters over his future were to be discussed.
The document, titled STRICTLY PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL, explains in detail how Kevin Pietersen was disobedient, disloyal, disparaging and disengaging while his side was going through a horrendous time against their traditional rivals, Australia.
The document carries information on how Pietersen expressed that the captain, Alastair Cook was 'tactically inept' and the entire team was 'a bunch of useless c*nts'.
Excerpts from the document:
- Upon arrival in Adelaide for the Second Test, AF (Andy Flower) gave express instructions to players not to stay out late and not to give the scandal voracious press any ammunition, which KP immediately disobeyed by taking out two young players drinking with him until late (an incident which was front page news in the Adelaide press the following day)
- After playing a terrible shot to get out in one of his innings in the Fourth Test, KP returned to the England dressing room and in front the younger England players, shouted 'you lot are a bunch of useless c*nts'
- KP ranted, saying GS (Graeme Swann) is a 'c*nt', the team was 'sh*t' and having a go at AF and his coaching.
- Following KP's second innings dismissal (5th Test), KP whistled casually on his way back to the pavilion, before coming into the dressing room. After the game was lost, KP walked out of the dressing room, saying "I dont give a f*ck".
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