Kevin Pietersen has agreed a three-year extension to his Hampshire contract, although the club will see very little given all his England commitments.

"I get a really warm welcome from the Hampshire fans whenever I am down at the Rose Bowl and I look forward to that continuing in the coming seasons," said Pietersen.

Rod Bransgrove, the Hampshire chairman, added: �..KP is a true world-class talent and this is great news for all Hampshire fans. We don�..t see him quite as often as we would like but that�..s only because he continues to play so brilliantly in the international arena.

"We savour the times we have him in the Hampshire side and I�..m certainly looking forward to him giving the opposition bowlers a rough ride here at the Rose Bowl on more than a few occasions next season.�.�