ECB made to apologise to Pietersen

"Paul Downton and the ECB both apologise to Kevin Pietersen for those comments made that were in breach of the settlement agreement"

“Paul Downton and the ECB both apologise to Kevin Pietersen for those comments made that were in breach of the settlement agreement”

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The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) were forced to apologise to former batsman Kevin Pietersen following managing director Paul Downton’s comments on the BBC’s Test Match Special programme.

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Downton’s comments about me were ‘wholly untrue’, says Kevin Pietersen

"I feel it's only reasonable to remind Mr Downton that this method has brought me over 13,500 runs for England"

“I feel it’s only reasonable to remind Mr Downton that this method has brought me over 13,500 runs for England”

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Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has announced that the comments made by England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) managing director Paul Downton about him were “wholly untrue”.

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India will not be distracted by all the off-field issues, says Mahendra Singh Dhoni

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“A lot of things happen around cricket but you have to be focused when you are representing your country”

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has announced that his side will not be distracted by all the ongoing off-field issues ahead of their highly-anticipated match against Australia.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Steven Finn’s habit of knocking down stumps with knee to be called no-ball from now on

Up until now the law stated that a dead-ball had to be called every time this problem occurred

Steven Finn has already garnered a reputation of being one of the best pace bowlers in international cricket today, however, his rather unorthodox habit of knocking down the stumps with his knee has been a major flaw in his game and has even cost him wickets on two separate occasions.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Ongoing SLC situation is the least of my problems, says Mahela Jayawardene

Jayawardene is unconcerned about SLC’s investigation into his comments

Sri Lanka batsman Mahela Jayawardene has defended his actions of sending a letter to the Daily Mirror after the UK-based newspaper published a story detailing Jayawardene’s ongoing dispute with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) over sharing the guarantee fee the country received for hosting the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20 in September.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Eoin Morgan believes Kevin Pietersen saga should stop being discussed to avoid distractions in the dressing room

Morgan stated that he and Pietersen never had any personal problems

England batsman Eoin Morgan believes that the ongoing Kevin Pietersen saga should stopped being talked about everywhere in order to ensure that none of the England team members get distracted by it.

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