Kevin Pietersen Says No One Knows If Having Three England Captains

 

Kevin Pietersen has warned that England’s three captains face a tough task in making the new set-up work.

Pietersen expressed his doubts as he prepared to make his playing return from a hernia operation on Wednesday as captain of Surrey against Cambridge MCCU at Fenner’s.

Last week Andrew Strauss resigned as one-day captain to concentrate on Test cricket leaving Andy Flower to appoint Alastair Cook and Stuart Broad as leaders of the 50-over and Twenty20 sides respectively.

Pietersen had indicated his interest in the one-day captaincy but was not seriously considered with Flower still to be convinced his star batsman has the appetite for top level cricket.

“It’s tough – really, really hard,” said Pietersen. “There will be a lot of work the three are going to have to put in together, so it’s going to be a hell of a mission getting on and doing it all together. It’s going to be fascinating to see how it pans out. No one knows whether it’s going to work now. We will have to see how it goes.

“But not being given the captaincy didn’t bother me at all. I was in a pretty good head space to think I could do the job but it’s interesting that we’ve got three captains, the first time it’s ever been done. They’re young and it means fresh ideas.