Kevin Pietersen frustrated over nagging injury

Wednesday, September 30, 2009 -- The English master blaster Kevin Pietersen is finding it hard to deal with his surgically-treated Achilles ahead of the upcoming tour to South Africa.

Pietersen was injured a short while ago and underwent surgery which has not yet completely healed. Despite of hopes of making it into England’s squad for the Champions Trophy, Pietersen now faces another race against time for the opening games of their winter tour to South Africa and has also been left out of the squad for the CT due to an infection.

Pietersen said, "I am trying to get as fit as possible as quick as I can. I have had a few setbacks and I am really frustrated. It will be a couple of weeks before it totally heals over - the next 10 to 14 days - then I can start working really hard. The time-scale is difficult but I will definitely be doing everything I can to get on that first plane to South Africa which is at the end of October. I might be a few days off that but I will certainly be in the Test squad. I am really pushing for the one-dayers, but the Twenty20s might be a rush."