Kevin Pietersen 'Not Part of England's plans for Summer'
England director of cricket Andrew Strauss says that while Kevin Pietersen is not banned, his future with the national English team 'is not guaranteed.'
England director of cricket Andrew Strauss said on Tuesday that Kevin Pietersen was "not part of our plans for the summer", saying there was a "massive trust issue" between the England and Wales Cricket Board and the controversial batsman. (Also read: England cricket and Kevin Pietersen are now estranged, says Strauss)
However, Strauss stopped short of saying there was no way back into the international set-up for fellow former England captain Pietersen, adding: "He is not banned from the side but I can give him no guarantees for the future."
Pietersen, 34, England's leading all-time run-scorer across all formats, was sent into international exile last year following the team's 5-0 Ashes thrashing in Australia.
But the South Africa-born batsman was given hope of an international recall when new ECB chairman Colin Graves said there could be a way back if he scored enough runs in county cricket.
Yet just hours after he made his maiden first-class triple century for Surrey on Monday, Pietersen was told there was no prospect of him being selected by England in the immediate future.