article_snippet: Pietersen former Test captain Andrew Strauss remains convinced it is 'very unlikely' the record-breaking batsman will ever play for England again.
article_snippet: Pietersen, sacked by the England and Wales Cricket Board after the 2013-14 Ashes defeat, has set Pietersen heart on pushing for a return in time for this summer's rematch.
article_snippet: Kevin Pietersen's former Test captain Andrew Strauss (right) believes Pietersen efforts to play Pietersen back into the England Test team for thei summer's series with Australia will be in vain .
article_snippet: Pietersen has rejoined Surrey and will attempt to find Pietersen form in the County Championship .
article_snippet: Pietersen in action for Surrey during a T20 Blast fixture at the Kia Oval last summer .
article_snippet: Andrew Strauss (right, however, predicts Pietersen's efforts will be in vain.
article_snippet: The dual Ashes-winning captain believes Pietersen's age and history of confrontation are against Pietersen, and suggests Pietersen only realistic chance of resuming Pietersen international career is if an 'extraordinary' sequence of events first cost either or both of coach Peter Moores and Test captain Alastair Cook their jobs.
article_snippet: The contents of Pietersen's autobiography, published five months ago and including much criticism of several ex-colleagues and management staff, may be another barrier to Andrew Strauss (right recall.
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article_snippet: ) I can't see how Kevin Pietersen (will be) would necessarily play in that. '
article_snippet: So it's not as if there is an obvious place in the side for Kevin Pietersen (will be) either.'
article_snippet: Graves' hint that Kevin Pietersen (will be)'s
article_snippet: Andrew Strauss (right appears impressed by Pietersen's willingness to play county cricket again, after agreeing Andrew Strauss (right release from the majority of Andrew Strauss (right Indian Premier League contract with Sunrisers Hyderabad.
article_snippet: Pietersen was axed by England following unrest during last winter's turbulent Ashes tour to Australia . '
article_snippet: Pietersen's doing everything right, putting Pietersen in position.
article_snippet: Pietersen felt that Colin Graves offered Pietersen an olive branch, and Pietersen's taking it with both hands ... obviously Pietersen's going to have to go out there and score runs. '
article_snippet: But I have to say I still think it's very unlikely that Pietersen'll play for England again. '
article_snippet: It's going to take something extraordinary, England to lose a lot of games and for Pietersen to score a lot of runs - and probably for a captain or a coach, or both, to lose both jobs in the process.'
article_snippet: Strauss senses too that it will be this summer or never for Pietersen, who will be 35 by the time Ashes begin in July. '
highlights_snippet: Pietersen has joined Surrey aiming to return to England Test team .
  
highlights_snippet: But Kevin Pietersen's former Test captain Andrew Strauss believes Pietersen is 'very unlikely
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  Kevin Pietersen's former Test captain Andrew Strauss believes Alastair cook and Peter Moores would have to lose jobs before Pietersen was allowed to return .
  