Pietersen revels in his coronation (0)
- 4 Aug 08, 04:26 PM
Bang on time, he stepped out of the lifts at the Lord's media centre, flashed his Colgate smile and even rolled his eyes as the cameras clicked away manically. If he blinked once when the flashes went off, we never saw it.
National selector Geoff Miller, in his flat Derbyshire vowels, revealed the news we already knew, and nobody listened - least of all Kevin Pietersen himself.
The photographers were camped in a little huddle down to his left and he faced them first, raised his eyebrows, and - remarkably - mouthed the words "Cheers, mate" to one.
Premier League football clubs do a lot of "unveiling" of their new players in August. This, on the other hand, almost had the air of a coronation about it.
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