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Michael Vaughan believes England used Kevin Pietersen as 'scapegoat'

Pietersen was one of England's X-factor players, who won matches single-handedly for the team

Michael Vaughan believes England used Kevin Pietersen as ‘scapegoat’
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Former England captain Michael Vaughan believes Kevin Pietersen was made a scapegoat when things went south because of his personality.
 
Pietersen was one of England's X-factor players, who won matches single-handedly for the team. However, his career ended much before it should have been because of the 'textgate' scandal that rocked England cricket in 2012.
 
Vaughan stated that Pietersen's messages were 'out of order', however, England used him to win the India series but then made him the scapegoat when things went wrong in Ashes in Australia.
 
'They managed players brilliantly for many years but I just