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I'd love to play for England again: Pietersen

Melbourne Stars batsman says he'd love to play for England at the World T20 in India

Kevin Pietersen has again called on England to end his international exile and select him for the World T20 in India.

Pietersen scored 323 runs in nine innings to help Melbourne Stars into the final of the KFC Big Bash League and despite hitting a classy 74 in the decider, it wasn't enough for the Stars to see off an Usman Khawaja-inspired Sydney Thunder.

Despite the disappointment of falling short in the final, Pietersen said BBL|05 was a hugely positive experience.

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And he said he would relish a chance to return to the England side, adding he would relish the chance to work under England's Australian coach Trevor Bayliss at the T20 World Cup in March and April.

"The truth is, I would absolutely love to," Pietersen said in his column in the UK Telegraph.

"I feel I am in the best form of my life and it would be an honour to represent the country alongside the fantastic group of players we have got in our side.

"From what I hear, Trevor Bayliss is a great coach and the environment within the team, and the way they approach one-day cricket, is absolutely spot on.

"If they pick me I will do my job: score runs and help the youngsters. I have been working with the young guys at the Melbourne Stars and I would love to do the same with our boys.

"I know I am good enough to play but I have no clue if they will pick me. If they do fantastic, if they do not then I will just carry on as normal and support the guys."

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Pietersen said his experience playing Twenty20 cricket in India in the Indian Premier League, something lacking among England players, would make him a welcome addition to the side.

The former England captain has not played for his country since the fifth Test of the disastrous Ashes tour of Australia in January 2014.

Last year he was told there was no way back to the Test side by England's director of cricket Andrew Strauss, who he infamously fell out during a series with South Africa in 2012 when he sent text messages about the then skipper to Proteas players.

He was however, asked to work in an advisory role of the Twenty20 team by Strauss, an offer he rejected.

Another former England captain Michael Vaughan has led the calls for the 35-year-old to be recalled.

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Pietersen confirmed he won't play in the English domestic T20 competition this year, but is planning to play in the Pakistan Super League, the IPL and South Africa's Ram Slam before returning to the Stars next summer.

"Unfortunately I find the NatWest Blast is spread over too long a time for me to get any consistency and it is a shame our county game does not have a competition similar to the Big Bash," he said.

"Cricket Australia has done an amazing job promoting the tournament. The tickets are not expensive, hence the huge crowds.

"They market the competition very well and the standard is high.

"It is shown on terrestrial television and the product each franchise put together is special in terms of marketing and the way they go about their business."