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The South African-born batsman has also given his full backing to new captain Andrew Strauss, repeated his commitment to the England team and revealed that Andrew Flintoff pleaded with him to stay as skipper.

"I feel I've got unfinished business as captain of England - I definitely feel that," he told the News of the World. "But right now, I feel it is right for me to go back and just play - to do something that I totally, totally love, which is scoring runs and more runs for England."

It has been an extraordinary week for English cricket.

On Wednesday Pietersen resigned as England captain and coach Peter Moores was sacked after a breakdown in their relationship.

The England and Wales Cricket Board admitted there was a split in the dressing room, and the next day handed Strauss the captaincy and the job of healing the rifts.

On Friday the Middlesex opener was also given the job of skippering his country's limited-overs team for the upcoming tour to the West Indies and it was also announced there would be no interim coach for the Caribbean.

Pietersen, however, is determined not to let the disappointment of no longer leading his country affect his form.

He said: "I will get up every day and I'll smile and do whatever I can to win games of cricket for England and keep putting the smiles on the public's faces because I know how much people love watching me bat and that's the kind of stuff that turns me on."