Pietersen still to discover reason for England axe

AFP, London :
Kevin Pietersen said Thursday he had yet to find out why he was sacked by the England and Wales Cricket Board as officials maintained their wall of silence after a deluge of publicity for his controversial autobiography.
Pietersen’s decade-long international career, during which time the South Africa-born batsman became England’s all-time leading run-scorer, was sensationally cut loose by the ECB following the team’s 5-0 Ashes thrashing in Australia.
The past few days have seen Pietersen berate former England coach Andy Flower and accuse a clique of senior bowlers, as well as wicketkeeper Matt Prior, of creating a “bullying” culture in the field.
Such has been Pietersen’s intensive round of interviews-the latest with talkSPORT Radio on Thursday-that many potential purchasers may feel they no longer need to read his book.
But he insisted the days of accusation and counter-claim could all have been avoided had he been told why his services were being dispensed with by England.
“I was angry with the ECB when I got sacked,” Pietersen said as his book went on general sale.