Kevin Pietersen joins England white-ball coaching staff ahead of Sri Lanka series

Pietersen was appointed last week and joined England’s coaching staff ahead of the T20 series against Sri Lanka.

Brendon McCullum has revealed that the decision to bring back Kevin Pietersen as a mentor was entirely his initiative. Joining the England coaching staff for the upcoming white-ball matches, Pietersen’s past criticisms haven’t deterred McCullum. He expects that Pietersen’s wealth of experience and distinctive insights will significantly aid the team. Players are reportedly eager to benefit from his expertise and contributions.

Former England batter starts role with white-ball teams Fleming also ‘right person’ to take Test team forward Brendon McCullum has revealed that he was the driving force behind the recruitment of Kevin Pietersen as a specialist mentor to England’s white-ball teams and said the new arrival had specific orders to “look across the environment and challenge me”. Pietersen spent his first day in the role monitoring training at the Utilita Bowl after delivering an address that had the players “buzzing”, according to McCullum, England’s white-ball coach. Continue reading...

Kevin Pietersen is “buzzing” to be back with the England set-up, having joined the white-ball coaching staff for the series against Sri Lanka, according to interim head coach Marcus Trescothick.