Former England batsman Mark Ramprakash has insisted that the ECB made the correct call when they decided to rest Kevin Pietersen for the upcoming one-day and Twenty20 series in New Zealand.
The 32-year-old was left out, despite making himself available for England in all forms of cricket.
"I think this decision is the result of discussions that took place to re-integrate Kevin back into the England fold," Ramprakash told Sky Sports News.
"The summer was an unhappy period for KP and the England team. It came to a head and England left him out - and I think the ECB handled it very well, actually.
"Kevin had talked about having too much of a workload, playing in every game in the last eight years and I think he's got a fair point. Therefore I think the ECB have decided to leave him out of this leg of the tour as a chance to rest him. I think it's the right thing."
The tour of New Zealand will begin on February 9 with a T20 international in Auckland.
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