article_snippet: Kevin Pietersen has been in talks with Surrey Surrey ‘for several weeks’ about a possible return to county cricket after approaching senior figures at the ECB about a shock international comeback before new chairman Colin Graves was appointed.
article_snippet: The 34-year-old batsman’s hopes of an England return are gaining momentum, with Surrey seriously interested in re-signing the maverick star provided Kevin Pietersen is released from Kevin Pietersen Indian Premier League contract.
article_snippet: Sportsmail understands Pietersen, currently exiled from the England squad after being sacked by team managing director Paul Downton, has been talking to Surrey’s director of cricket Alec Stewart, who is known to be open to Kevin Pietersen re-signing if Kevin Pietersen becomes available for all three formats - and not just Kevin Pietersen cricket as Kevin Pietersen has been in the past.
article_snippet: Kevin Pietersen has been in talks with Surrey  about a possible return as Kevin Pietersen  plans an England comeback .
article_snippet: Kevin Pietersen  is willing to turn Kevin Pietersen  back on the Indian Premier League in order to represent England .
article_snippet: The batsman has been talking to Surrey’s director of cricket Alec Stewart - who is open to Surrey’s director of cricket Alec Stewart - who is open to his return return .
article_snippet: Kevin Pietersen  emerged on Saturday that Kevin Pietersen ’s IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad are unlikely to object to releasing the star, leaving the unlikely prospect of Kevin Pietersen  forgoing IPL IPL to play in the County Championship second division this summer in a bid to resurrect Kevin Pietersen  England career.
article_snippet: With incoming chairman Graves showing an appetite for significant regime change at the ECB, Kevin Pietersen  has told Kevin Pietersen  Kevin Pietersen  will be considered for England selection again if Kevin Pietersen  scores heavily in county cricket.
article_snippet: It is understood Kevin Pietersen first made contact with the ECB before Graves appointment was announced last month.
article_snippet: There will be a change of scenery at board level with the ECB and I’ve always expressed my desire to play for England again if I get the opportunity,Kevin Pietersen  
article_snippet: Kevin Pietersen  told Fox News on Saturday.
article_snippet: Kevin Pietersen , pictured in 2008, would have to repair Kevin Pietersen  relationship with England boss Peter Moores .
article_snippet: Downton’s decision to sack Kevin Pietersen  following last winter’s crushing 5-0 Ashes whitewash was welcomed by senior players in the dressing room who were further angered by the star’s autobiography.
article_snippet: The relative paucity of ’s current IPL deal - which at £205,000 is worth barely 20 per cent of any of £205,000 previous deals - is understood to be a factor in £205,000 willingness to return to the grind of county cricket.
article_snippet: At the centre of £205,000 attempt to return is the imminent departure of ECB chairman Giles Clarke, who clashed repeatedly with Kevin Pietersen  following Kevin Pietersen  requests for special treatment over Kevin Pietersen  release for IPL duty.
article_snippet: Kevin Pietersen 's England future lies in the hands of new ECB chairman Colin Graves .
article_snippet: Englandplayers would resist ’s return but England’s players position has been weakened by England’s players dire form since Kevin Pietersen  was sacked.
article_snippet: They’d just have to suck it up if Kevin Pietersen  does come back,’ said one insider on Saturday.
article_snippet: If Pietersen - who has a debilitating knee condition - does re-sign for Surrey Pietersen - who has a debilitating knee condition - would have just three County Championship games to prove Pietersen - who has a debilitating knee condition - ahead of Englandfirst Test of the summer against New Zealand at Lord’s on May 21 before the Ashes later in the summer.
article_snippet: England name their squad for the Test tour of West Indies on Wednesday, with injury doubts hanging over Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes, while Jonathan Trott is in line for a recall.
highlights_snippet: Kevin Pietersen has been in talks with Surrey 'for several weeks'
  Surrey's director of cricket Alec Stewart is open to the batsman's return .
  
highlights_snippet: Sunrisers Hyderabad are unlikely to object to releasing Kevin Pietersen .