No way back for Pietersen despite Cook sacking

Rest of the World's Kevin Pietersen signs autographs during a cricket match against MCC to celebrate 200 years of Lord's at Lord's cricket ground in London, July 5, 2014. REUTERS/Philip Brown

(Reuters) - England cricket chiefs have moved quickly to make it clear that Alastair Cook's dismissal as one-day captain has not opened the door for a return to international cricket for batsman Kevin Pietersen.

The South African-born maverick's undermining of Cook was one of the reasons Pietersen was cast aside by England in January after England's 5-0 defeat in the last Ashes series in Australia.