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21-Aug-2012 10:12:00 GMT
South Africa in England 2012

KP Left Out of ODIs, T20s Against Africa

London: Kevin Pietersen has been left out of the England squads for both the one-day & Twenty20 series with South Africa.

The 32-year-old was dropped for the third Test against South Africa after allegedly insulting his England team-mates in texts to the tourists.

Pietersen apologised for the messages, admitting they were "provocative".

"Kevin Pietersen's future involvement is still being determined," said national selector Geoff Miller.

"He was therefore not considered for selection in either squad," he added.

Pietersen had previously retired from limited-overs internationals, but made himself available in a surprise U-turn.

England Twenty20 captain Stuart Broad has been left out of the one-day series against South Africa to rest ahead of the World Twenty20.

England play five one-day internationals against the Proteas - the first on 24 August in Cardiff - and three Twenty20s before they commence the defence of their World Twenty20 crown in Sri Lanka.

"Stuart Broad has an important period coming up leading our T20 side and with a three-match series followed closely by the ICC World T20 we feel a two-week break from cricket is in the best interests of both Stuart and the team," added Miller.

Luke Wright and Michael Lumb both return to the T20 squad the first time since June 2011.

England ODI squad

  • Alastair Cook (captain)
  • James Anderson
  • Jonny Bairstow
  • Ian Bell
  • Ravi Bopara
  • Tim Bresnan
  • Jade Dernbach
  • Steven Finn
  • Craig Kieswetter (wk)
  • Eoin Morgan
  • Samit Patel
  • Graeme Swann
  • Jonathan Trott
  • Chris Woakes

T20s squad for South Africa series

  • Stuart Broad (captain)
  • Jonny Bairstow
  • Ravi Bopara
  • Tim Bresnan
  • Danny Briggs
  • Jos Buttler
  • Jade Dernbach
  • Steven Finn
  • Alex Hales
  • Craig Kieswetter (wk)
  • Michael Lumb
  • Eoin Morgan
  • Samit Patel
  • Graeme Swann
  • Luke Wright

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