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Kevin Pietersen, Jessica Taylor ”expecting their first child”

by ANI November 25, 2009 Sports

England cricketer Kevin Pietersen and his wife Jessica Taylor are expecting their first child.
Former Liberty X singer Taylor, 29, is due to give birth early next summer.
And a friend of the batsman has revealed Pietersen, 29, is “thrilled” at the prospect.
“They can”t wait to be parents,” the Mirror quoted another friend of Pietersen’’s as saying.

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Lion cub keeps Prior and KP on their toes

by ANI November 19, 2009 Sports

A playful lion cub kept both Matt Prior and Kevin Pietersen on their toes as England’’s cricketers visited the Johannesburg Lion Park on a day off ahead of Thursday’s first one-day international
The England team were told to expect some serious mind games this winter by South African coach Mickey Arthur.
Arthur has already launched an assault [...]

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KP almost gave up cricket for surfing, says Notts coach Rice

by ANI November 16, 2009 Sports

Former South African cricketer Clive Rice has claimed that England’’s best batsman Kevin Pietersen almost gave up playing cricket for surfing.
Rice claims he more than anyone persuaded KP to cut his ties with South Africa and opt for England while in county cricket at Nottinghamshire.
Rice was cricket manager at Notts in2000 and had seen enough [...]

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Healed Pietersen ready to reboot his career in South Africa

by ANI November 13, 2009 Sports

England batsman Kevin Pietersen has said he has completely recovered from his Achilles heel injury and is ready to reboot his career during his team’s tour of South Africa.
“It feels like a fresh start. I believe everything happens for a reason and I truly believe that what happened to me was for the good,” The [...]

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England won”t suffer from Ashes hangover like in 2005: Pietersen

by ANI November 13, 2009 Sports

England batsman Kevin Pietersen has said the team would never let victory take over them like it did post-2005 Ashes.
The 2005 success turned out to be the final highlight for members of that team, as injury and poor results took hold.
“Having spoken to the captain and coach, I believe everybody is making strides in the [...]

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KP points the finger at ECB for his delayed return to England squad

by ANI November 12, 2009 Sports

England’s best batsman Kevin Pietersen has suggested that his recovery from Achilles surgery that forced him out of this summer’’s Ashes series was mismanaged by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
Asked if he felt he had been pushed too hard in the initial rehabilitation, he said: “Yes, there were bits and pieces of that, [...]

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Seven weeks enough to overcome 2009 nightmare: Pietersen

by ANI November 12, 2009 Sports

England’s premier batsman Kevin Pietersen insists the seven weeks remaining in 2009 are long enough to prevent it from being a total nightmare of a year.
In January, he was dumped as England captain. Then, in March, Pietersen suffered homesickness during the West Indies tour and, perhaps worst of all, he has been sidelined for four [...]

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Pietersen’s superstar status won”t guarantee him hero’s berth in team

by ANI November 11, 2009 Sports

Kevin Pietersen will have to do a little more than just flaunt his superstar status to come back into the England team, spinner Graeme Swann has warned.
Pietersen, who will missing the first two Twenty20 matches against South Africa, is eying the first one-dayer for his return after Achilles heel surgery.
“Kev is going to be good [...]

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KP will face IPL standoff with ECB on return from injury

by ANI August 18, 2009 Sports

Batsman Kevin Pietersen could come into instant conflict with his England bosses when he returns from injury because of his commitments to the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Though KP will be out for another two months after being omitted from England’’s one-day squads to face Australia as well as the Champions Trophy in South Africa, he [...]

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