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."
