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Pietersen ruled out of World Cup
2011-03-07 15:25:35
Kevin Pietersen has been ruled out of the rest of England's World Cup campaign because his hernia problem is more serious than first thought.
The 30-year-old opener will be replaced by Middlesex batsman Eoin Morgan.
England had hoped Pietersen would play through the pain before having hernia surgery after the tournament.
But the decision was taken to fly him home on Monday after he struggled in the field during the six-run win over South Africa on Sunday.
England coach Andy Flower told BBC Sport: "The medical advice was that he could get through the tournament.
"The hernia problem that he had would not get significantly worse and he wasn't going to tear anything so we hoped that he would get through the tournament ok, take pain killers when needed and bite the bullet.
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