KP admits to ‘crying sessions’ over exile

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KEVIN Pietersen has revealed he has suffered "a few crying sessions" over his England exile in a fascinating, candid interview with Ricky Ponting during Tuesday night's Big Bash League commentary.

Pietersen also said current England one-day captain Eoin Morgan would like him in the side before turning to Ponting and asking: "Would you select me, Punter?"

"Absolutely," replied the former Australian skipper. "I would have thought you were in England's best eleven one-day players."

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Cricket commentators have copped constant flack throughout the summer for their self-indulgent banter, which has taken the focus away from the on-field action.

But it felt as if the cricket was interrupting the commentary during the Melbourne Renegades-Brisbane Heat TV broadcast.

Former opponents Pietersen and Ponting engaged in a refreshing and honest 25-minute interview during the Heat's innings.

Ricky Ponting and Kevin Pietersen have words during the 2009 Ashes series. Source: AP

Ponting put on his Michael Parkinson hat, grilling Pietersen on a range of issues, including why he was "sacked" — in Pietersen's words — from England line-ups.

"I've got no idea why I'm not playing for England. I've never been told. But I know that the current captain (Morgan) would like to have me in the England team," Pietersen said.

Morgan recently replaced Alastair Cook as England's one-day captain after the latter was dropped for poor form.

"I want to play for England. If I get the opportunity to play for England I will. I'm 34 years of age, Kumar Sangakkara is 38 and has just scored a double hundred," Pietersen said.

"I honestly believe that I'm batting as well as I've ever batted at the moment. I've got over my knee injury which is huge. Over the last 18 months I've just hated batting, just because my knee was so sore.

"I love playing cricket at the moment so given half the opportunity to go and play [in the World Cup], the way I'm playing at the moment, of course I would.

Ricky Ponting and Kevin Pietersen exchange words during the 2007 Cricket World Cup. Source: News Limited

"The frustrating thing for me is that I'll be sitting on my sofa watching a series and I'll get a message from a couple of youngsters in the side saying 'what shall I do tomorrow – how should I play?'

"That for me is quite sad because I'd prefer to be standing at the other end, or training with these guys, saying this is how we should and shouldn't do it."

After Pietersen denied he was an arrogant player — "I saw myself as confident in my ability and my training" — the Melbourne Stars batsman asked Ponting if he thought Pietersen had the biggest ego of all English cricketers during his playing career.

Ponting said Pietersen "wouldn't rank in the top four", nominating a "certain right-arm off-spinner" (Graeme Swann) as the most arrogant, followed by a "man who fields behind the stumps, wears a bit of protection" (wicketkeeper Matt Prior) and "a couple of fast bowlers" (Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad).

Ponting and Pietersen's stint in the commentary box received ample plaudits on social media.

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