Later Peter Siddle was also asked about Swann's retirement and his provocative comments about players and their backsides (most ex-players leave it a bit longer to have a go at the modern game).
"There's absolutely a shift in perception of the wives," Rita Ewing, the former wife of Patrick Ewing, and the author of "Homecourt Advantage," a provocative novel about players and their wives, told New York magazine last year.
"It's just really shocking, an overwhelming experience to see how much power that guy has in this country," said Dennis Rodman, the provocative former professional American player who was chiefly responsible for the spectacle.
The campaign, intended to be tongue in cheek, also includes far less provocative athletes like the football players Derek Fisher and Keyshawn Johnson, the baseball player Brian Jordan and the basketball player Jerry Stackhouse.
Pietersen took to the field for his adopted country for the first time since being dropped for the final Test at Lord's more than two months ago, following his summer of discontent − his rancour over a parody Twitter account, his "provocative" texting to South Africa players and his wrangles over contracts.
Gooch lost his job following the 2014 Ashes whitewash, just as Pietersen did, but he had nothing but praise for Flower, in particular for reintegrating his star batsman after he had been dropped for sending "provocative" messages to South Africa players about his then captain, Andrew Strauss in 2012.
Little more than a week later, the 32-year-old was dropped for sending "provocative" text messages to players in the South Africa team.
Pietersen's international future was in doubt last year after he was dropped in August for sending "provocative texts' " to South Africa players.
