Stuart Broad denies Kevin Pietersen's claims of an unhappy England dressing room

Stuart Broad (R) with Kevin Pietersen

England new ball bowler Stuart Broad who is nursing a knee injury rubbished Kevin Pietersen’s claims of an unhappy dressing room environment following the successive series losses against Australia and Sri Lanka.

"The environment that Cooky (Alastair Cook) and Peter Moores (coach) are developing is strong and you can see that from the performances of the young guys coming in," said Broad after the Investec Test series against India was launched in London.

However, the 28-year-old did not deny the pressure situation England are facing: "The pressure should build on an England side if you lose every series in the summer; that's unacceptable," he said.

“There is an underlying current of unhappiness,” claimed former captain Kevin Pietersen after Sri Lanka won the final Test match to win the series. The South African-born cricketer’s career was cut short by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) despite him being the side’s leading run-getter in the last Ashes series down under, in which England were whitewashed 5-0.

"When your environment is off - people in Australia were maybe mentioning that - young players can come in and be overawed by senior players and that sort of thing and it is quite hard to perform.

"Instead we've had Sam Robson come in and score a hundred, Gary Ballance score a hundred, Liam Plunkett take nine wickets, Moeen Ali score a hundred -- so that shows the guys coming into the set-up feel relaxed and like they can play," the right-arm seamer further commented.

The bowler is expected to be fit for the first Test match against India at Trent Bridge on July 9.