Kevin Pietersen has been omitted from England's limited overs series against Pakistan, which begins on Friday.
Pietersen revealed the news on his Twitter page, which contained an expletive and was hastily deleted. The England and Wales Cricket Board later confirmed the story and that the 30-year-old batsman would play for Surrey for the remainder of the season.
"I have no issue with the selectors and my sole focus now is working on my game ahead of an exciting winter," he said. England play Twenty20 internationals against Pakistan on Sunday and Tuesday, followed by five 50-over international matches from 10-22 September. Surrey's Steven Davies, 24, has been named as wicketkeeper for both the Twenty20 and one-day international matches. Somerset's Craig Kieswetter, who kept wicket in the triumphant World Twenty20 campaign in the West Indies earlier this year, has been included in the Twenty20 squad, but will play only as a batsman.
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