Pietersen omitted from England squad

England have announced a 16-man squad for their Test match tour of India without batsman Kevin Pietersen.

The right-hander was left out of England?s final Test of the summer against South Africa and the issues behind his omission remain unresolved.

ECB Managing Director - England Cricket Hugh Morris said: "Both ECB and England team management have had meetings with Kevin Pietersen to address the issues which led to his omission from the final Test match against South Africa.

"These discussions remain private and confidential and, as there are issues still to be resolved, Kevin has not been considered for selection for the India tour."

Uncapped batsmen Joe Root and Nick Compton have been drafted in to replace Pietersen and former captain Andrew Strauss, who announced his retirement after the recent Test series against South Africa.

Commenting on the new recruits, National Selector Geoff Miller said: "Nick Compton has performed well consistently for Somerset in county cricket this season, made big hundreds and shown that he has the temperament and the technique to play at a higher level.

"Joe Root is a player who has been successful at every level from county cricket through to England Performance Programme (EPP) and England Lions, and he deserves this opportunity to step up to the next level and press his case for a place in the Test side."

England leave on October 25 for a tour that consists of three warm-up games and four Tests.

England Test squad to tour India

Alastair Cook (captain, Essex)
James Anderson (Lancashire)
Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire)
Ian Bell (Warwickshire)
Tim Bresnan (Yorkshire)
Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire)
Nick Compton (Somerset)
Steven Finn (Middlesex)
Graham Onions (Durham)
Eoin Morgan (Middlesex)
Monty Panesar (Sussex)
Samit Patel (Nottinghamshire)
Matt Prior (Sussex)
Joe Root (Yorkshire)
Graeme Swann (Nottinghamshire)
Jonathan Trott (Warwickshire)

Tour itinerary

Oct 25: England squad leaves UK
Oct 26-28: Training at ICC Global Cricket Academy in Dubai
Oct 29: England squad arrives in India (Mumbai)
Oct 30-Nov 1: Tour match (opponents TBC), Mumbai (CCI) (0400 GMT)
Nov 3-5: Tour match (opponents TBC), Mumbai (BKC) (0400 GMT)
Nov 8-11: Tour match (opponents TBC), Ahmedabad (SPS Navrangpura) (0400 GMT)
Nov 15-19: First Test, Ahmedabad (Motera) (0400 GMT)
Nov 23-27: Second Test, Mumbai (Wankhede Stadium) (0400 GMT)
Dec 5-9: Third Test, Kolkata (0400 GMT)
Dec 13-17: Fourth Test, Nagpur (0400 GMT)