Soo koob maqaalka:  Haddii Andrew Strauss uu noqdo hogaamiyaha cusub ee England, rajada soo laabashada ee Kevin Pietersen, kaas oo helay dardar markii la eryay Paul Downton, ayaa si lama filaan ah u joojin lahaa. Strauss ayaa Sabtidii sheegay inuusan dib u soo celin karin ninka uu si xun ula dhacay fariimaha Pietersen uu u diray cadawga Koonfur Afrika oo u muuqda inuu ku dhaleeceynayo kabtan ahaan saddex sano ka hor. Pietersen wuxuu bilaabayaa soo laabashadiisa gobolka Surrey oo ka dhan ah Jaamacadda Oxford ee The Parks Axadda isagoo lagu dhiirrigeliyay inuu ku laabto ciyaarta gudaha ee gudoomiyaha ECB ee la doortay Colin Graves oo lagu dhiirrigeliyay dhimashada Downton, ninkii shaqada ka eryay sanadkii hore. Andrew Strauss (midig) ayaa sheegay in Kevin Pietersen uu yahay'xiiso'cricket-ka Ingiriiska. Strauss iyo Pietersen oo sawirkoodu ka muuqdo xilliyo farxad leh intii lagu jiray taxanaha 2011 ee Hindiya. Hase yeeshee rajada uu ka qabo in uu England ku soo laabto ayaa u muuqan doonta in ay dhamaatay haddii Strauss uu ku guuleysto in uu noqdo agaasimaha cusub ee England ee cricket ka dib markii uu ku tuuray koofiyaddiisa garoonka Jimcihii. "Waxaa muhiim ah in cricketka ingiriiska uu ka gudbo xaalada Kevin Pietersen", ayuu yiri Strauss, oo si xun ugu yeeray Pietersen "shimbir buuxda" xilli ciyaareedkii la soo dhaafay markii uu u maleeyay in makarafoonkiisa la damiyay. Taasi waxay ku hanjabtaa in ay wax walba dabooli doonto waqtigan. sheekadu waxay noqotay mid xiiso badan intii uu ciyaari lahaa. Waxay noqotay mid sidaas u weyn. ECB iyo kooxda England dadaalkooda ku aaddan in ay isaga ka gudbaan ilaa iyo hadda ma shaqayn laakiin guushaas ayaa u oggolaan doonta inay horay u socdaan.<unk> Aragtida Strauss waxay ka timid dhanka cricket-ka sida shaqsiga, inkastoo dareenkiisa ku aadan Pietersen uusan iska badalin. "Haddii aad ka eegto caqliga cricket-ka saafiga ah, ka dib Ashes-ka, way adagtahay in la arko xaalad uu Kevin Pietersen ku soo laaban doono kooxda", Strauss ayaa u sheegay tifaftiraha Wisden iyo qoraaga cricket-ka ee Sportsmail Lawrence Booth oo ka hadlayay barnaamijka Lord's podcast. Waxaad u dhisaneysaa Ashes-ka soo socda laba sano iyo bar iyo Koobka Adduunka ee 2019. Pietersen wuxuu dib ugu soo biiray Surrey si uu uga qeyb qaato koontada...
Kabtankii hore ee Strauss ayaa sheegay in Pietersen uusan soo laaban doonin. KP waxay'leedahay buundooyin badan oo ay dhisto'ka hor inta aysan soo noqon. Gool dhaliyaha ayaa ku biiray Surrey si uu dib ugu helo qaab ciyaareedkiisa ka hor Ashes. Laakiin Strauss wuxuu dhahay sheekadan socota waa mid aad u badan oo 'xun' Strauss ayaa lala xidhiidhiyay madaxa ECB ee doorka cricket. Laakiin kabtan kale oo hore, Michael Vaughan, ayaa la jecel yahay.