English cricket team playing deciding match without Pietersen

Due to a some very poor judgment while texting as well as a contractual dispute, England will be playing without streaky-but-good batsman Kevin Pietersen in the final match of the three-match test with South Africa.  England lost the first and the second was a draw, so if the third is a draw or England loses, South Africa will take over the top world ranking.

Since Pietersen can also get outs when bowling, this is a pretty substantial loss.  They're going to need a really outstanding batting performance from lead batsman Ian Bell.

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