Kevin Pietersen receives support from David Cameron

Kevin Pietersen

British Prime Minister David Cameron has come to the defense of star batsman Kevin Pietersen who has been axed from the England national team following his strained relationship with the team management and the ECB.

Pietersen has many admirers, with David Cameron being the most recent one to show his support. In an interview with BBC Radio Lancashire, Cameron said: “I am an enormous fan of Kevin Pietersen and I have had some of my most enjoyable times watching him tonking the ball all over the park.”

“His average (47.28 in Tests) is remarkable. It is not often I have sympathy for Piers Morgan but I thought he was making quite a powerful argument this morning on my radio.

“But I will let the England selectors pick the England team, I think I had better stay out of this one,” he added.

The ECB stated that they needed “to rebuild not only the team but also the team ethic and philosophy” after a nightmare tour Down Under, where they managed to win only 1 ODI match and were beaten 5-0 in the Ashes.