Well.....he has his detractors and he has his problems, but [being a man who tries to see a glass more full than empty these days], he's also played some really incredible match innings for England, that many could only dream of [most of them watching from the pavilion at the time too].
Alan Shearer comes to mind. Don't ask me why, but he does. I remember when the knifes were out for him. All of a sudden he becomes the reason were England were in decline. Really? You don't say. 'If only we were dropped from the team, all would, be well once more'. When players like that get to the end of their career, all of a sudden they become scapegoats, and the cry goes up, 'if only we could get rid of so-and-so, he's the problem, all would be better. And.... how many times have seen this?....it never is.
So, like the reign of Andy Flowers, I'd like to give thanks for Pietersen. He's been around for a while now. Sometimes, he's been really brilliant, a world apart from the rest, absolutely fantastic.