KP eyes England role after BBL career

Kevin Pietersen remains an ostracised figure in English cricket for now, but has signalled his desire to join the national team's coaching ranks as an ODI specialist.

Pietersen will play his final KFC BBL match on Saturday evening when the Melbourne Stars take on the Hobart Hurricanes at the MCG as he winds down his playing career.

Widely credited by Stars teammates for his willingness to teach and share his knowledge of the white-ball game, Pietersen has said he would like to do the same for England ahead of the next World Cup in 2019.

"Of course, it would be nice to have a connection. I have an incredible amount to offer the game. It is wasted that English cricketers do not benefit," he told reporters.

"They still come to me and ask for help. That is happening and I love that.

"To be involved with this young, one-day set up would be nice. I would like some involvement because I love the way they play. It is so good."

The comments came to light as England suffered a shocking top order collapse of 5-8 in the fourth Gillette ODI against Australia at the Adelaide Oval, the visitors' worst ever start to an ODI match.

Pietersen was offered an advisory role with England in 2015 after he was axed from the international playing squad by Director of Cricket Andrew Strauss. With nearly three years' worth of water under the bridge, the timing could now be right.

"I just love the attacking nature. We have always had the players – it was the system," said Pietersen.

"It is lovely they have a free rein to go out there and fail which is magnificent.

"Trevor Bayliss has had so much experience in the IPL and T20 cricket so he has seen failure and success."

The Stars' farewell to KP will embrace the player's love for rhino conversation, a cause Pietersen has taken up in recent years. Every ticket will generate $1 for rhino conversation from club sponsor Optus.

It will be an emotional night at the MCG, with the Stars also bidding farewell to foundation player Rob Quiney after seven years of service. But KP says he won't be shedding a tear.

"I am aware of how lucky I am to have played one Test match," said Pietersen, who played 104 Tests for England.

"I may have worn the bravado and tried to act super-confident, but I have never, ever forgotten that whenever I went through bad times that I am an off-spinner who could not hold a bat aged 18.

"I've loved my career. I will not shed a tear over something that has been so cool."