The 12-man board met by teleconference on Tuesday night, raising the possibility that Pietersen, who had not been due back from his holiday in Africa until Thursday, would pay the price for his outspoken views on the future direction of the England team.
Now, however, it appears that Pietersen has taken his future into his own hands, and handed back the role he took on from Michael Vaughan barely five months ago. Andrew Strauss, who captained England in 2006 when Vaughan was out of the team with injury, is the hot favorite to lead them on the tour of West Indies, which begins in exactly a fortnight´s time.
Even Moores is likely to resign. England has not been impressive under his watch. However, his successor is yet to be identified.
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