ECB boss insists KP given 'no promises' over England recall

England and Wales Cricket Board's new chairman Colin Graves has insisted that the sacked batsman Kevin Pietersen was 'not given any promises' over a potential recall to the national side.

Earlier, Graves had suggested that Pietersen could earn a comeback to the national side again if he made enough runs in county cricket.

England's new director of cricket Andrew Strauss, however, ended Pietersen's hopes of earning an England comeback on Tuesday by saying that he wouldn't be considered for selection until after the summer's home Ashes series against Australia due to the existence of 'massive trust issue'.

Pietersen, who scored an impressive unbeaten triple ton a day before the decision, described the move as 'deceitful' saying he had been 'misled' by the ECB.

Defending his stance, Graves said that he gave Pietersen no guarantees over a potential recall to the side and he completely support the decision that was taken, adding that the maverick batsman might not have liked what he heard but it allowed him to look at his opportunities, the BBC reported.

Graves further said that despite everything, the batsman could still work with them to rebuild the relationship and make a further contribution to English cricket.

Pietersen, a veteran of 104 Test and 136 one-day caps for England, has been out of the national squad since his central contract was cancelled by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) following the team's Ashes washout by Australia in 2014.

The maverick batsman turned down a lucrative Indian Premier League contract with the Sunrisers Hyderabad team to concentrate on his county campaign with Surrey, in a bid to earn an England comeback.