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Matthew Cooper

Kevin Pietersen reveals interest in England coaching job - "I would like to help"

Kevin Pietersen has revealed he would like to help coach the England Test team, claiming the side need coaches who are "not scared to lose their job".

Pietersen is one of England's best ever batters, having scored 8,181 runs at an average of 47.28 in 104 Test appearances with only Alastair Cook, Joe Root, Graham Gooch, Alec Stewart and David Gower scoring more.

Although the 41-year-old has not done any formal coaching since his retirement in 2018, he says he would "like to help this new young England batting side". In an appearance on the Barmy Army's 'The Shackles Are Off' podcast, Pietersen said: "I'd like to help these new youngsters.

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