ECB gave green light to Pietersen revelations

Kevin Pietersen's newspaper column on Sunday, which aired his differences with coach Peter Moores, was cited as one of the key reasons for his dismissal as England skipper.

When Hugh Morris rang round the other players to canvas their opinions on the dispute, many said they had turned against Pietersen after he had washed dirty linen in public.

What they didn't know, was that the ECB had read the piece in advance and ok'd it.

Director of communications Colin Gibson, conspicuous by his absence in recent days, was the man to give the piece the green light.

Perhaps it's little surprise that Pietersen feels so aggrieved and be sure to hear more about this in the coming days...