I’m angry and hurt.

Kevin Pietersen says he is “angry and hurt” at being told he will not be considered for selection by England.

The batsman was given hope of a recall by incoming England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Colin Graves, but has been told by new director of cricket Andrew Strauss he is not required.Pietersen was told his international career was over in February 2014, only for Graves to suggest the 34-year-old could add to his 104 England caps if he joined a county and scored enough runs to merit a recall.

As a result, the right-hander pulled out of a deal with IPL team Sunrisers Hyderabad and signed for Surrey.

He made 355 not out against Leicestershire but Strauss said he will not be selected this summer because “trust has eroded” between Pietersen and the ECB.

“I have done everything I can,” added Pietersen, who made his Test debut in 2005. “Was I lied to by the chairman? Only he can answer that. Tom Harrison and Andrew Strauss have said today that all three of them are united in this decision, so I don’t know what to think.

“What has happened since Colin told me if I scored county runs I would be available for selection?”