Batsman Kevin Pietersen has claimed that he thought Tom Maynard could have replaced him in the England Twenty20 side.

The Lions player died tragically after being struck by a District Line tube train, and Pietersen has said that he suggested the player as his future replacement in the England limited-overs team.

In an interview in the Daily Mail, Pietersen said: "I was speaking to Andy Flower and Alastair Cook just a few weeks ago about who I thought could replace me in the one-day side and I said 'Tom Maynard in Twenty20'. He was a proper player."

Hundreds paid their respects at the player's funeral last week.