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England 'accept Proteas did not provoke Pietersen'

English official David Collier has backtracked on claims that South African players provoked Kevin Pietersen into sending controversial text messages, Cricket South Africa (CSA) said Monday.

English official David Collier has backtracked on claims that South African players provoked Kevin Pietersen (pictured here in July) into sending controversial text messages, Cricket South Africa (CSA) said Monday.

Pietersen sent messages allegedly critical of some England team-mates during a mid-year Test, leading to him being dropped for the final match of a series won 2-0 by South Africa and the World Twenty20 tournament in Sri Lanka.

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