Pietersen details England mentoring role after talks with Test coach Fleming

Kevin Pietersen has spoken to England Test coach Stephen Fleming about helping the team's batters alongside his work as a specialist mentor to the white-ball squads, BBC Sport reported. The former England batter said he was open to contributing before next summer's home Ashes series, but made clear that his schedule would not allow a full-time position.

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Pietersen's existing assignment involves working intermittently with England's white-ball teams through to the 50-over World Cup next autumn. Speaking to the media at Headingley, he said his priority was to support Brendon McCullum and help players improve. He also stressed that he was not seeking to become England's head coach, distinguishing his mentoring responsibilities from a permanent coaching ambition.

His involvement has already included practical work on batting against spin. Before the first one-day international in Durham, England shared footage of Pietersen leading a session that involved Joe Root and Rehan Ahmed in a drill focused on rotating the strike. Pietersen said he wanted players to feel comfortable approaching him for advice, drawing on both the successes and difficulties of his international career.

Harry Brook is one player Pietersen believes he could assist with decision-making and the structure of an innings. He explained that his own attacking batting had been underpinned by planning, despite occasional dismissals from ambitious shots. Pietersen said he still had notes on his phone covering his approach to Twenty20, one-day and Test cricket, including technical reminders and shots he wanted to avoid.

The return to England's dressing room comes after the ECB ended his international career in 2014. Asked about that difficult history, the 46-year-old said he had changed and no longer carried the same feelings. He also acknowledged that working inside the current setup had altered earlier impressions: while commentating on England's white-ball tour of India last year, he had questioned whether the side trained enough.

Any wider Test contribution remains a possibility rather than a confirmed appointment. According to the BBC interview, Pietersen said helping did not necessarily require being in the dressing room. He pointed to opportunities to speak with Test batters while working with the white-ball squads in the period leading up to the Ashes and a tour of South Africa.