Looks like he's on his way back for the India tests according to Flower........

England coach Andy Flower expects an announcement about Kevin Pietersen's future in the next 36 hours.
The batsman, 32, was dropped by the national team for sending "provocative" text messages during the series against South Africa.
But the England and Wales Cricket Board have held talks with Pietersen and could pick him for the tour of India.
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Michael Vaughan
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"I just feel he has done everything he can to prove to England. He is committed. I have heard reports he needs to apologise publicly. That is a nonsense. He just has to go in to see the players. The players haven't been as rosy as has been reported. It is 70 per cent Kevin. There has been a breakdown in communication. England need their best players - we have just seen that with the World Twenty20. You need players with the X Factor, especially going to tour India - Kevin has got that."

"The situation is on-going and I think it's nearing an end now, hopefully in a positive way," Flower said.
"There has been a lot of formal communication between the ECB and Kevin and there will be a news conference, I imagine, in the next 36 hours that will enlighten you a little further."
Pietersen has not played for England since being axed for the final Test against South Africa in August.
Flower his absence has affected the team's fortunes, notably at the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka. England, the defending champions, were knocked out of the tournament by the hosts on Monday.
Asked whether Pietersen had been missed, he said: "Of course, but he wasn't available for this tournament when we selected the side."
BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew expects an imminent resolution to the situation.
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Agnew said: "It does appear that the first stage of Pietersen's reintroduction to the England camp will start sometime this week.
"We can also expect an assurance that England's commitments will come first. It will then be for the management and selectors to decide whether Pietersen will be a late addition to the team to tour India."
Pietersen had targeted a return to the national team for the tour of New Zealand in February.
But with England heading for a tricky tour to India in November, the batsman could be drafted in to boost an inexperienced batting line-up.
New Test and one-day captain Alastair Cook has been positive about Pietersen's return to the fold ever since taking over from Andrew Strauss.
India v England Test series
15-19 November: 1st Test, Ahmedabad (Motera)
23-27 November: 2nd Test, Mumbai (Wankhede Stadium)
5-9 December: 3rd Test, Kolkata
13-17 December: 4th Test, Nagpur
But he leads a team to India that includes uncapped pair Joe Root, 21, and Nick Compton, who hit 1,191 runs for Somerset this season.
Discussions between Pietersen and the England and Wales Cricket Board have been ongoing since the second Test against Proteas at Headingley, when the Surrey man himself cast doubts on his future - a claim he later backtracked from.
Pietersen also apologised to former captain Strauss, who was allegedly criticised in the texts he sent to the South Africans - although he denied he offered any tactical advice.
England begin their four-Test winter tour of India on 15 November in Ahmedabad, with subsequent fixtures in Mumbai from 23 November and Kolkata from 5 December, before finishing in Nagpur for the final Test which starts on 13 December.

Posted By: DrDublin, Oct 2, 10:14:42

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