Pietersen Twitter shock

A post on Kevin Pietersen’s Twitter account has said the England batsman has been dropped from the one-day international squads for the series against Pakistan.

The tweet, which was deleted within minutes, also claimed he had signed for Surrey.

The tweet said: “Done for rest of summer!! Man of the World Cup T20 and dropped from the T20 side too.. Its [sic] a f*** up!! Surrey have signed me for l...”

The England and Wales Cricket Board will name the squads for the Twenty20 and 50-over matches this afternoon but the announcement has been delayed and is now expected around 5.15pm.