Kevin Pietersen can't play for England again, says James Anderson

James Anderson feels Kevin Pietersen has no chance of making a comeback

England’s premier fast bowler James Anderson has claimed that Kevin Pietersen, in a forced international exile, has no chance to be playing for England again after the release of his controversial book – KP: The Autobiography.

“I can’t really see a way back after what’s been said,” the pacer said on the South African born’s ambitions to be back playing for his adopted country again. The 33-year-old batsman is encouraging hopes to play for the English side and feels it is possible should Giles Clarke be sacked as ECB chairman.

However, Pietersen’s long-time teammate and England leading wicket-taker across all three formats of the game feels otherwise as the book has strong views against Andy Flower, former team director and several England players – both active and retired.

“It’s been an interesting week or so. It’s sad that all the stuff that’s come out has been about a really successful period of cricket. I loved every minute of that. It’s a shame that this overshadows it.

“He was such an amazing player, one of the best, if not the best batsmen we’ve ever had,” the 32-year-old was quoted as saying by the DailyMail.

Also, the bowler dismissed Pietersen’s claims of a bullying presence of England bowlers in the dressing room. The free flowing batsman criticized that a team of three, lead by wicket-keeper Matt Prior that includes off-spinner Graeme Swann and speedster Stuart Broad used to demand apologies for making fielding errors.

Despite the former player receiving support from unexpected quarters including former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting and South Africa’s retired captain Graeme Smith, disagreeing with Pietersen, Anderson said: “The dressing room was a really nice play to be. When you’re in a winning successful dressing room, everyone enjoys being there. What I remember of the dominance of those three was that they chose what music went on the ipod”.