Kevin Pietersen Source: AAP
CONTROVERSIAL English batsman Kevin Pietersen has admitted England's Ashes dressing room was "not a pleasant place to be", but says it wasn't his fault.
Pietersen says he has no regrets and is happier now he's out of the national team, after his controversial axing despite being England's leading run-scorer on the ill-fated Australian tour.
The former South African lifted the lid on the atmosphere in the England camp in a column for London's Telegraph newspaper but denied his relationship with his teammates was strained.
"It has been a relief to be out of the dressing room because it was not a pleasant place in Australia," Pietersen wrote.
"We were losing and in my opinion the environment was poor, and I was not alone in thinking that. It is a view shared by a number of the players who have spoken their minds since coming back from the tour."
Kevin Pietersen and Mitchell Johnson exchange words during the Boxing Day Test. Picture: Colleen Petch Source: News Limited
Pietersen said the team wilted under the intense media scrutiny and Australia's home pressure, though he said he dealt with it better than his teammates.
"As soon as we arrived, the Australian media turned the heat up on us. I have had that for years so it did not bother me. It was fun. But for other players you could sense it was a problem.
"The senior players were tired and it soon became a really long grind against an Australian side who had their backs up in their own country."
Pietersen wrote that his fate was sealed once now-sacked coach Andy Flower had decided he wanted the flamboyant strokemaker out of the team at the end of the series.
"By then I thought that Andy Flower wanted me out. After the Sydney Test, a headline came out claiming Flower had said to the ECB it was either 'him or me'. He denied saying that but the damage was done," Pietersen said.
"But my relationship with the other players was fine. We had an incredible tour on and off the field.
Kevin Pietersen ends up on the floor during the Boxing Day Test. Picture: Colleen Petch Source: News Limited
"I was helping all the bowlers out with their batting, and the night we lost 5-0 we were all having a drink in the bar together with our wives and girlfriends, which proves all was OK between us and still is."
"I speak to Stuart Broad and I even organised for Graeme Swann to go on holiday to one of my friend's hotels after he retired."
Pietersen went on to list his dismissals in Australia and insist that he would not have done things any differently.
"I did not score the runs I would have liked in Australia, but I have played a certain way throughout my career and will continue to do so. There is method to my batting but I play on instinct as well, and I would absolutely play that way again if we could go back in time.
"What I have done during my career is ignore the ridiculous praise and the ridiculous criticism. I have stayed even and been mentally strong enough to keep believing in my methods and what I think is the best way for me to be successful."
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