JOE ROOT wants Kevin Pietersen to remain as forthright as ever when his former England team-mate joins the white-ball coaching staff.Root is the last remaining link from the England outfit that was whitewashed in the 2013-14 Ashes, after which Pietersen was exiled and effectively sacked following a spectacular and long-lasting fallout with the hierarchy.Pietersen, though, is set for a surprise return to England’s ODI and T20 ranks as a batting mentor in the lead-up to next year’s 50-over World Cup in his native South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.

JOE ROOT wants Kevin Pietersen to remain as forthright as ever when his former England team-mate joins the white-ball coaching staff.

Root is the last remaining link from the England outfit that was whitewashed in the 2013-14 Ashes, after which Pietersen was exiled and effectively sacked following a spectacular and long-lasting fallout with the hierarchy.

Pietersen, though, is set for a surprise return to England’s ODI and T20 ranks as a batting mentor in the lead-up to next year’s 50-over World Cup in his native South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.

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