Kevin Pietersen signs for Surrey until end of his England career

Kevin Pietersen has signed a contract that will tie him to Surrey until the end of his England career. The 31-year-old, who joined Surrey on loan in 2010 before signing a one-year deal for 2011, has agreed to stay at The Oval until he either loses or rejects his central contract with the England and Wales Cricket Board. Under the terms of the contract the ECB continue to pay Pietersen's wages and can decide when, if at all, the batsman plays county cricket while Surrey have no financial liability should he end his England career. The rolling nature of Pietersen's Surrey contract also suggests a disinclination to remain in county cricket once he stops playing for England, freeing him either to retire or play wherever he chooses. Pietersen played only two Twenty20 matches and two first-class games for Surrey in 2011, one of which came against Cambridge MCCU.