Kevin Pietersen's recent charm offensive appears to be on hold after he rubbished England's team selection.
The exiled batsman took to Twitter to suggest the reasons behind England's faltering World Cup campaign are that they are not picking their best team and are too obsessed by statistics.
He made the comments after South Africa passed 400 for the second successive game in beating Ireland in Canberra.
Initially he tweeted: “Cricket lovers - if you don't believe that world cricket has changed, then you never will! SA just scored 400 again in a 50 over game!”
He then replied to a comment which asked “but, but, but ... Why can't England?!” with: “Cos the best team isn't playing & too interested in stats!” – The Independent