Beckham, Cantona and three other stars frozen out like Pietersen

The controversial batsman is not the first sportsman to be unceremoniously ditched

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CRICKET fans have been stunned by the news that batsman Kevin Pietersen has been effectively sacked from the England team after the disastrous tour of Australia.

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