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Pietersen.
 Discuss.

i love the bloke. he scores fast, he dominates and is a class fielder. he also happens to be an arrogant twat. all very important criteria to piss the rest of the world off whilst endearing yourself to your own fans

that said he didn't deserve to be picked ahead of bell for the 1st test against the bangladeshis. bell is pure gold and slots perfectly into the number 3 slot rather than moving the order about

kp is a very scratchy starter as shown by a stat i read today on the cricket board i  spend all day at; Pietersen's made 12 ducks in his last 52 innings. he's getting into form now though and he'll have thorpe's place by the 2nd ashes test

and anyone who says he's not english can fuck off

I booked next thursday and Friday off work to watch the cricket. I Was hoping to see kp play  :x

I can't help but think the only way we can beat the Aussies is to get Pietersen in as a gamble.

    Even as a Somerset man I think Tresco has to be expendable.....Thorpe has one last Ashes seiries in him....no doubt the Aussies repect him.

Agree with the need to bring in kp,i love his attitude,his i am the best swagger.He also has the ability to` take the game away from the opposition',imagine him and fred together[salivate].
But i can also see why bell is coming in as he deserves it on form ,but what would the aussies do?They would bring in kp.

He's got a terrible hairstyle.

bollocks would they. if australia needed a number 3 they'd put their best number 3 in. exactly what they've done

what the australians would have done is kicked thorpe out after his poor tour of South Africa and shocking start to the season and replaced him with KP

I reckon the aussies would just throw another shrimp on the barbie and then just jump in the ute and go off to drink some fosters.

Rack off mate.

all the aussies i know absolutely hate fosters

they all say "why the fack do you think we export it"

Next you'll be telling me they don't don't like shrimps or drive utes.

:D

You're all ignoring the important fact that KP has a hideous hairstyle. Or he did when he was on Question of Sport.

http://content.cricinfo.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/50600/50610.jpg
it is a shocker

KP said "I'm a good looking lad, I can carry anything off"

KP's mum said on being asked about it: "No matter what a mother always loves her son"  :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

KP is quality, but in 4 dayers he don't seem to have it personally. One dayers definitely, class act, him and freddie would tore any team apart!

hopefully though he will get a call up and prove me wrong cause i do love the guy. gotta love that hair.

what are you basing this on? the fact hes got the best 4 day record for any english batsman for at least 30 years?

well judging from this season so far he don't seem to be doing too well, maybe i have just seen the wrong results.

he hasnt done too well

but hes done shit in the one-dayers as well

as i said above hes hitting form now though

  One out of two isn't bad......I'd publically like to apologise to Tresco for doubting him....I'd hve liked to see Thorpe on monday arounnd 12:00 mind.

Never mind, 7th time lucky :wink:  :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

 He never said he could catch....just pick it up and throw..well sometimes.

Looks like I was right again.

Pietersen is a class fielder and a superb catcher. I know he had a shocker in this series but it means fuck all. Don't you remember the one-day and Twenty20 series when he took several quality catches and I've seen him pull off a few stunners at county level. It's like saying Bell is a bad batsman because he didn't score runs. Both will be fine, don't panic.

Yeah Bell needs time, you've got to remember he only started his Test career against Bangladesh.

Lighten up. Don't have to defend it. Try smiling at the irony.
 :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

Are you surprised at my response though? How many times does everyone go on about KP dropping catches... it's going to get boring at some point

Now that you ask ... no. Should have predicted it based on your track record - typical teutonic boer devoid of humour :wink: