Kevin Pietersen Would Take On ODI Captaincy

Kevin Pietersen has hinted that he would love another shot at leading England should Andrew Strauss step down as one day captain.

Strauss' future as the one day captain of England was called into question after England's disappointing world cup.

And while Pietersen didn't have the most successful period as captain a couple of years ago but that has not put his off wanting to give it another go.

Speaking to The Sun Pietersen said: "If the one-day job becomes available, I would definitely be up for it.

"A lot of water has passed under the bridge since I last did it and it's something I've thought about in the past few weeks since the rumours surfaced about Andy Strauss stepping down.

"Second time around I think I could do a real good job as I'd be older and wiser, and would handle a few things a lot differently.

"I didn't think I was too bad first time around - we had our moments against South Africa, and it took a century of freakish brilliance from Sachin Tendulkar to deny us a famous Test win in Chennai.

"So if the opportunity came up and I was asked I would say 'thank you very much, I would love to have another go'."

Pietersen's World Cup ended earlier due to injury - he was forced to fly home because of a hernia that needed immediate surgery.

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