article_snippet.sent: The divisive batsman has re-signed for Surrey this summer in an attempt to win an unlikely England recall, having been thrown an apparent lifeline by incoming ECB chairman Colin Graves.
article_snippet.sent: Surreyafter incoming ECB chairman Colin Graves said domestic form would help .
article_snippet.sent: Quite how Kevin Pietersen's '#comeback' will pan out in the long term is unclear.
article_snippet.sent: Kevin Pietersen clearly feels incoming ECB chairman Colin Graves words are encouragement enough of a Test recall but after so many bitter recriminations - and one dazzlingly indiscreet autobiography - there are still many bridges to build.
article_snippet.sent: Kevin Pietersen decision to hit the county trail, so long a bete noire in Kevin Pietersen career, at least offers the platform for Kevin Pietersen to nudge both selectorial and public opinion from close quarters.
article_snippet.sent: But when England flew to the West Indies on Thursday ahead of the forthcoming Test series, the messages were thoroughly mixed.
article_snippet.sent: Captain Alastair Cook, who was not given a glittering write-up in the Pietersen's book, largely absolved Kevin Pietersen from the decision-making process, insisting the decision-making process would be taken by Graves, managing director of England cricket Paul Downton and chief executive Tom Harrison.
article_snippet.sent: Incoming ECB chairman Graves advised that signing for a domestic side would help Pietersen's cause .