But nobody knows what effect KP'S being in the side has n the others.
Obviously something was majorly wrong with the squad in Oz.
One bad apple and all that.
We've seen at first hand how lack of togetherness can affect a team
There may be stuff we don't know about that went on in Aus so my opinion may be premature.
My take is that KPs England career has coincided with an unparalleled era of success and arguably more so than almost any other England player.
A new "Team Ethic"?
How about a "winning ethic" to the spineless mediocrity that were and remain Whitaker, Downton and Giles?
Even if waning, KP has the talent, and if some less talented players want to be part of a weaker team so that there is a nicey, nicey dressing room, then THEY should be weeded out. Cricket and batting in particular has always had its selfish, non-team players. No one says you have to like them.
This should have been the new team manager's call who I hope would be man enough to make his own decisions.
Look at Busby and Best or Ferguson and Cantona. They "managed" extreme talent for the good of the team and the success of the club.