'No change' for KP's hopes

London - "Nothing has changed" for Kevin Pietersen's hopes of playing international cricket again, the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Sunday, despite incoming chairperson Colin Graves appearing to leave the door open for the exiled batsman's return.

Sacked by England a year ago and later released by county side Surrey, the 34-year-old Pietersen appeared to have severed any chance of returning to international cricket following the release of his controversial autobiography.

Pietersen berated a number of former team mates and ECB officials in his book, and national selector James Whitaker said late last year there was no way he would "ever get back into an England team".