KP 'devastated' after Strauss snub

London - Star batsman Kevin Pietersen said he was "devastated" after being informed on Tuesday by newly-appointed England director of cricket Andrew Strauss that he would not feature for the national team over the home summer because there was a "massive trust issue".

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Strauss, in his first press conference since being appointed to the director role after the England and Wales Cricket Board sacked Paul Downton, stopped short of saying there was no way back into the international set-up for fellow former England captain Pietersen, adding: "He is not banned from the side but I can give him no guarantees for the future."