Pietersen Plans for Three More Years

England’s star batsman, Kevin Pietersen, has quashed reports from cricket betting sites suggesting he will retire from the game at the end of the forthcoming Ashes series in Australia.

The 33-year-old has struggled with a knee injury this year, which forced him to miss the Champions Trophy and the home series against New Zealand; although, he recovered in time to help England retain The Ashes.

Pietersen, who has scored 7,887 runs in 99 Tests for England, is keen to play Test cricket for three more years and revealed he wants to play for his country until at least the 2015-16 tour of South Africa.

"As long as the body goes well, I'm good for it," he said. "I had coffee with [England one-day coach] Ashley Giles and said to him - ‘I want to be with you in 2015.’"

Pietersen has starred in four Ashes series victories and played a key role when England won the World Twenty20 tournament in 2010. He says he hopes to be a part of the 2015 World Cup squad and play in another home Ashes series.

Meanwhile, England will give wicket keeper, Matt Prior, who has played in 57 consecutive Tests, as long as possible to recover from a torn calf muscle.

Prior, a popular figure with fans who bet on cricket, has admitted that he is 'touch and go' to be fit for the first Ashes Test against Australia, which is set to get underway in Brisbane.

Prior, who averaged just 19 against the Baggy Greens in England earlier this year, will be replaced behind the stumps by Yorkshireman, Jonny Bairstow if he fails to recover in time for the Gabba opener.

He said: "I’ll know if I’m going to make it 24 hours before the match starts. I’ll have to be able to train at 100 per cent on Wednesday to realistically have any chance of playing."

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