Pietersen has resigned as England cricket captain and the coach, Peter Moores, has been sacked by the ECB. The reasons? Well Pietersen doesn't like playing cricket with Peter and obviously the ECB doesn't like playing with either of them. Pietersen is quite happy playing with himself apparently. No time for the "wanker" comments to start flying or anything about ego. "How do I love thy? let me count the ways, 4, 6, 4 6, 6,6 ahhhhhhhhh".
Now Pietersen does like playing cricket with Shane Warne, his only friend when not stroking his ego friend. Pietersen wanted Shane Warne as England cricket coach, Shane Warne wants lots of money and fish & chips and the ECB would rather bathe in baked beans than be seen wanting his great fatness.
Shane Warne, a man blessed with the "golden bollocks" as the great England fast bowler Bob Willis would describe Ian Bothams ability to turn a game, can pack more drama in his playboy jocks than neighbours can in a year. Shane Warne is only interested in, Shane Warne, Advanced hair studios, tits, mobile phones, baked beans, egg and bacon baps, cheese sandwiches and being king of the world.
Pietersen had the right idea, get a coach who was born to win, combine with a captain who believes he was born to greatness, bring the rest of Warnes coaching staff from the Rahjastan Royals, Darren Berry & Jeremy Snape, turn the England team into an exciting and aggressive cricket team looking to chance their arms at all costs for a win. I think this is Pietersen's problem, rather than be this kind of leader himself and challenge others around him to join his ideals for the future, he would rather take the shortcut and bring in a packaged product and take all the glory. He has not learnt that hard work and foreplay is what is required for sustained greatness, not the occasional wank in front of the mirror.
The problem with Pietersen as captain is that it is never his fault. "The batsmen left me down - er the team down today". Spreading the field in the final innings and letting India make 380 to win was a bit like watching Ricky Ponting sometimes trying to figure out how to set fields. You can't blame the coach for a lack of 'tactical guidance' in these circumstances. You are the captain on the field, surely you need to determine tactics to win a game. Better yet, you are in a position where it is difficult to lose a game, but Pietersen still managed to find a way - much like England teams of old. What he needs to realise is that, as a captain, he is the same as what he is trying to change. Defensive fields translate to the team that this is how you play. Wild drives and hoikes when you are batting are not considered courageous when the team is 4 for 35.
We will read about in his new autobiography "Why I can't win every game on my own" which, I'm sure is soon to follow.
As I'm about to tuck into lamb snags, here is the nations address for this great day. Plus Australia day messages from years gone by. Think I'll chuck a sickie for week!
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