Kevin out of Champions Trophy

Star England batsman Kevin Pietersen has been ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy following a repeat MRI scan on his injured right knee on Wednesday.
The scan has shown only some improvement in the bruising to the bone that occurred in the build up to the Test Series against New Zealand in February which saw him miss the final Test match.
The 32-year-old was originally expected to miss six to eight weeks and had already been ruled out of the upcoming two-match home test series with New Zealand.
However Pietersen will not have recovered sufficiently in time for the One Day Series against New Zealand beginning May 31 and the ICC Champions Trophy which follows from June 6 to June 23.