Cricket - Glamorgan v Surrey - LV= County Championship Division Two - SWALEC Stadium - 19/4/15 Surrey's Kevin Pietersen before the match Action Images via Reuters / Andrew Boyers Livepic
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has been charged with misconduct for his on-air comments criticising an umpiring decision while playing for the Melbourne Stars during a Big Bash League semi-final, Cricket Australia said on Friday.
The controversial former England captain was wearing a microphone when he slammed the umpire's decision to turn down a caught behind appeal against Perth Scorchers batsman Sam Whiteman in the Jan. 24 Twenty20 tournament match.
