kevin pietersen is confident he can score more test hundreds for england, if he is given the opportunity the controversial, record breaking batsman trails only captain alastair cook in the all time list of england's most prolific test centurions   having made 23, before he was sacked 13 months ago the 34 year old is hoping to resurrect his career with his adopted country after new england and wales cricket board chairman colin graves hinted that a return to county cricket   and first class form   may put him back in the reckoning after all kevin pietersen believes he is capable of adding to his 23 test centuries if he receives an england recall  england captain alastair cook (right) has scored two more centuries than pietersen (centre) alastair cook   25  kevin pietersen   23  wally hammond   22  mc cowdrey   22  geoffrey boycott   22  pietersen is therefore pursuing the possibility of securing a new contract in this country surrey, who de registered him six months ago after a summer in which he played only twenty20 cricket, appear to be strong favourites to re sign him   as long as he can secure a release from his arrangement to play in the indian premier league, which clashes with the start of the english domestic season pietersen was axed after england's 2013 14 ashes whitewash defeat, and ecb managing director paul downton subsequently described his 'disengagement' with his team mates he struggled for form, and fitness, in the summer that followed but rediscovered both for melbourne stars in the big bash this winter on his return to australia, to commentate on the knockout stages of the world cup, he made it clear in an interview on fox sports on tuesday that he believes he can excel again for england 'i don't think my best days are behind me 'i thought i batted as well as i've ever batted in my career in australia a few months ago 'i think that's nonsense   i reckon i've still got quite a few test hundreds in me' former england cricketer pietersen has rubbished claims suggesting his best days are behind him  england appeared to have severed all ties with the south africa born batsman, until graves recently indicated otherwise pietersen's autobiography, in which he depicted a culture of bullying in the england dressing room and was highly critical of former team mates and management staff, seemed to merely confirm a permanent split former england batting coach graham gooch, for one, is still warning against his return 'i wouldn't bring pietersen back,' he told the evening standard 'i would question whether he would have made that much of a difference in the world cup 'his record for england over his career has been box office but his performances in odi cricket before this tournament weren't special former england batting coach graham gooch insists pietersen does not deserve an international recall  'kevin pietersen did some great things for england, make no mistake but now it's time to move on' gooch, on staff during england's ashes defeat down under, takes particular issue with some of the content of pietersen's autobiography   published last october 'i vehemently disagree with all the things kevin pietersen said 'that's not the dressing room i remember 'in november 2013, he was given a memento by the players for his 100th test in the dressing room before the first test at brisbane 'then he stated 'this is the best england environment i have ever played in' 'those words came out of his mouth he's changed his tune just a bit'
34 year old pietersen second england centuries kevin pietersen
kevin pietersen believes he still has a lot more to give to england  pietersen is hoping to resurrect his england career after losing place  the 34 year old has scored second highest amount of centuries 