SM
Newcastle vs. West Ham: 10 hrs 48 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews

England

Mark Ramprakash: 'England were right to rest Kevin Pietersen for New Zealand tour'

:Headline: Mark Ramprakash: 'England were right to rest Kevin Pietersen for New Zealand tour': ID:60846: from db_amp
Former England batsman Mark Ramprakash insists that the ECB made the correct call when they decided to rest Kevin Pietersen for the upcoming one-day and Twenty20 series in New Zealand.

Former England batsman Mark Ramprakash has insisted that the ECB made the correct call when they decided to rest Kevin Pietersen for the upcoming one-day and Twenty20 series in New Zealand.

The 32-year-old was left out, despite making himself available for England in all forms of cricket.

"I think this decision is the result of discussions that took place to re-integrate Kevin back into the England fold," Ramprakash told Sky Sports News.

"The summer was an unhappy period for KP and the England team. It came to a head and England left him out - and I think the ECB handled it very well, actually.

"Kevin had talked about having too much of a workload, playing in every game in the last eight years and I think he's got a fair point. Therefore I think the ECB have decided to leave him out of this leg of the tour as a chance to rest him. I think it's the right thing."

The tour of New Zealand will begin on February 9 with a T20 international in Auckland.

amp_article__60846 : Database Data restored...  : 
last updated article - 2012-12-24 17:38:30:
html db last update - 2012-12-24 17:38:30 :

ex - 7200 : read : read cache amp html

Click here for more stories about Mark Ramprakash

Click here for more stories about England

Share this article now:
Recommended Next on SM
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool1210112481631
2Manchester CityMan City127232217523
3Chelsea126422314922
4Arsenal126422112922
5Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton126422116522
6Tottenham HotspurSpurs1261527131419
7Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest125431513219
8Aston Villa125431919019
9Newcastle UnitedNewcastle115331311218
10Fulham125341717018
11Brentford125252222017
12Manchester UnitedMan Utd124441313016
13Bournemouth124351617-115
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham113351319-612
15Everton122551017-711
16Leicester CityLeicester122461523-810
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves122372028-89
18Ipswich TownIpswich121651323-109
19Crystal Palace121561017-78
20Southampton121110924-154
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .