Pietersen's England career over as Surrey ditch batsman

The controversial cricketer is unlikely to play in England this summer after failing to find a county

Kevin Pietersen
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Kevin Pietersen has been in sparkling form on and off the pitch during the Australian Big Bash Twenty20 cricket tournament, but his chances of ever representing England in Test matches appear as distant as ever after Surrey ruled out re-signing him this summer.

The controversial batsman has claimed that new England one-day skipper Eion Morgan would "love" to have him back in the England set up, and has expressed a desire to resume his England career in all formats of the game even though he was thrown out of the camp a year ago following England's disastrous tour of Australia.

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