"Chennai Test loss caused England rift"

by Sethu Maathavan    January 04, 2009

"The flunked Madras Test just over a fortnight ago seems to have been Pietersen's tipping point," is the news in Sunday Telegraph.

"Embarrassed tactically in failing to defend a target of 387, he felt help was not forthcoming enough. At some later stage in India it appears he let the relevant people know that he wanted Moores out," it added.

"For it seems the captain has long had enough. Michael Vaughan's omission from the West Indies tour party, after Pietersen (who is not a selector) expressly asked for his inclusion, was a factor, but undoubtedly not the stimulu.”

"Pietersen has never rated Moores. He had to seek assurances from the coach before accepting the captaincy last August and has combined uneasily with him ever since. It was always a marriage of convenience. The rumours have not been subtle," the newspaper reported.

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