Kevin Pietersen has apologised for swearing in an Internet
outburst that revealed he had been dropped from England's
Twenty20 and one-day international squads for the forthcoming
series against Pakistan.
Pietersen used a profanity in a Twitter posting that was
quickly deleted ahead of the official announcement.
"It came out in the way that I didn't want it to come out,"
Pietersen said. "It was something that wasn't meant for the
public domain and I apologise for it entering the public
domain and I also want to apologize for the language I used.
"It wasn't anything against the England selectors or the
England setup. I was pretty upset about my own form and
frustrated about it too."
The batsman spoke to Surrey's website before making his first
appearance for the London club at the Oval as part of a loan
from Hampshire.
The England and Wales Cricket Board hopes the loan will help
Pietersen reverse a poor run of form with the bat which has
seen him fail to pass 100 in almost two years.
"I've had a chat with Kevin - he explained the situation,"
national selector Geoff Miller told Sky Sports. "I'm not too
au fait with Twitter, but he explained what had happened and
an apology was forthcoming. As far as I'm concerned, the
matter is now closed. There are certain things I did not
enjoy and I let him know those and now we will move on."
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