Pietersen rules out captaincy
Bbc Online, undated
Kevin Pietersen has ruled himself out of the running to be England's one-day captain, saying the "time is not right" for him to accept the job.He said: "It's something I've thought about long and hard but it's not the right time for me to do it. "Now is the time for me to be doing team stuff -- playing and supporting." England will name their new one-day captain on Friday, with all-rounder Paul Collingwood now clear favourite to take over from Michael Vaughan. Pietersen is ranked the number one batsman in the world in one-day internationals. Some pundits considered the Hampshire captain as the more progressive choice of captain after Vaughan resigned from the role on Monday. But the 26-year-old, the choice of both Darren Gough and Geoffrey Boycott, said: "At this stage of my career, I've only played 50-odd one-day internationals and 20 or 30 Tests. "I would be humbled in future to be given the opportunity to captain my country but not now."
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