I admit I am no great cricket fan, but
isn't KP
a) 34 years old
b) south african (lots of precedents i know)
c) a disruptive influence
d) historically more motivated by IPL cash than England caps
e) hugely talented.
My personal view he is not a team player and cricket is a team game. I wouldn't entertain him if i was a selector
a) he is 34
b) he was born in South Africa yes but considers himself English...and he is our highest scorer in all formats (he is not South African and if it is to be used against him now then it should have been used against him when he first started playing)
c) rumours are that he can be disruptive......rumours also tell us that many of the players in the squad were very close to him and didnt feel he was, there are also rumours that others in the squad bullied him...believe what you will
d) too become the highest scorer in all formats takes a lot of games and a lot of dedication also him giving up his IPL contract to concentrate on county cricket to put himself back in the England squad kind puts that story too bed....load of rubbish that is!
e) best batsman England has still
as for your quote of not a team player....I didnt see anyone calling him out when we won The Ashes in 2005??
you need mavericks and individuals in any squad, you need players that can and do deliver on the big stage when called upon.
Its a disgrace and the ECB and its selectors should be ashamed of themselves for treating English crickets greatest batsman of all time in such an insulting manner