In the past I've thrown my wicket away on certain occasions.

60. After being left out of the national side to face Bangladesh in May 2005 Pietersen had several good innings in the English County Championship including two centuries. New Zealand then came to tour England and Pietersen again struggled in the first two Test matches scoring 3 in the first match.

On 17 June 2010 Pietersen announced his wish to leave Hampshire and he subsequently joined Surrey on loan for the remainder of the season before joining the club permanently from the 2011 season onwards. His relationship with the ECB never fully recovered. He became only the third English batsman to top the ICC One Day International rankings doing so in March 2007.