Time hasn't proved a healer in the broken relationship between Graeme Swann and Kevin Pietersen after the former England spinner labelled his ex-teammate a 'd***head'.
The pair were both integral to a golden era for English Test cricket under Andy Flower, playing in three Ashes wins and helping elevate their side to No 1 in the world. But by the time 'KP' was controversially sacked by his country in 2013, he was already at loggerheads with fellow players over the 'text gate' scandal of the previous year.
Pietersen was accused of sending messages to South African opponents during a series, describing then captain Andrew Strauss as a 'doos', Afrikaans slang for a derogatory term. And speaking on the Rig Biz podcast, Swann recalled the explosive saga, and claimed Pietersen was responsible for his own downfall.
