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When you get dropped from the England cricket team for allegedly sending critical text messages about your fellow players to the opposition, it’s fair to say you’re unlikely to receive the biggest welcome when you return to your club.

So congrats to Kevin Pietersen, who generously gave supporters something to get their teeth into at the weekend by getting bowled out first ball and having to do the walk of shame to a veritable chorus of enthusiastic boos and hisses.

Did you really think you could call your captain a ‘doos’ and no-one would figure out what it meant? You’re not the only one with access to electronic communication, Kev.