Not bored of Kevin Pietersen yet? Really. You must be mad.

But actually, there's reason not to be, for BBC Sport's Tom Fordyce has written a brilliant feature which sums up the whole saga.

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Here's a sample: "That Pietersen outflanked Strauss on Monday with that extraordinary innings at the Oval made you almost feel sympathetic. A glance at the watch. Five hours to go until the rendez-vous. Kevin's on 50-odd? No problem.

"Four hours. 100. Three hours. 200. Time to polish the shoes. What do you mean, he's scored a triple century?

"It was the equivalent of rehearsing your best break-up line only to get a text from the soon-to-be ex saying that they can't wait to see you, that they love you so much, and that they have been looking at some holiday brochures for the summer after next."

It's great stuff - you'll find it here.

Tim Nightingale: Alec Stewart diplomatic about KP but read between the lines and he feels Strauss is wrong and should be accountable in future.

Peter W: KP should play. But focus should be on the boring ECB, boring Strauss (just listen to his commentary!) and boring Cook.

Neil Foot: Can only assume Michael Vaughan was told "no KP" thus not going for the job himself? Hands tied and wouldn't be a yes man.

Keith Andrews: And when we lose the Ashes, Strauss will be there to say 'Its ok Cookey, your job's safe with me at the helm'.

A little more on Jack Grealish's decision to reject a call-up to Martin O'Neill's latest Republic of Ireland squad.

O'Neill has admitted he is disappointed but says he did not consider it a snub.

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"I don't take it personally. I think Jack is pretty firm in what he wants to do and that's fine," said O'Neill.

As long as Grealish remains uncapped by Ireland, there is the possibility that Roy Hodgson could persuade him that his international future could lie with England.

Asked about it, O'Neill was not to be drawn on the subject. "I've no idea about that, you'll have to ask Roy," he said.

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Liverpool have been scouting Real Sociedad defender Inigo Martinez, 23, and are prepared to pay his £21.7m release clause, reports the Daily Star, external.

Durham 163 & 261-4 beat Notts 245 & 178 by six wickets(Scorecard)(Match report)

Durham beat Nottinghamshire by six wickets to secure their third Championship win of 2015 and continue their good start to the season.

Nightwatchman Mark Wood (66) hit his highest first-class score as he put on 116 for the second wicket with Keaton Jennings (61).

Michael Richardson (51 not out) saw the hosts home as they completed a three-day win, leaving Notts still without a victory in Division One this season.

Right, there has been no mention of Kevin Pietersen for, ooh, at least 57 seconds now, so let's have a few more of your views on whether or not he should get an England recall (even though it seems he won't).

Ollie Tapscott: As an England cricket fan who cares only about on-pitch success, I want to see KP play. But if I was ECB Director, I wouldn't.

Rashid Jamil: A player of KP's class and abilities should not be treated so shabbily. Trust his abilities if not him.

Paul Collins: Don't blame the ECB or Strauss etc. KP cost himself his England chance by those texts and then that book. Traitor.

And next some sage advice...

Joe Cohen: Kevin Prince Boateng sacked yesterday, Kevin Pietersen kept out today - all the Kevin Ps out there, start with that insurance!

Russell Fuller
BBC tennis correspondent on Radio 5 live sports extra

"Andy Murray has just announced he will play in the Rome Masters.

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Jeremy Chardy of France will be his second round opponent (Murray got a bye in the first round). They will play tomorrow .. order of play still to be confirmed."

O'Shea said the fact that Mike Brown had "turned the corner is the news that we have all been waiting for, so it's now just a matter of letting him build up".

"He can have a good off-season, a good pre-season, and be ready for the World Cup and hopefully for us in November. We'll just wish him well on the way to the World Cup," added O'Shea.

Explaining how Brown had been feeling, O'Shea said: "Mike has been suffering with concussion symptoms up to really last week - but towards the tail end of last week he turned the corner ... and has been doing some weights and running with no ill-effects."

Harlequins director of rugby Conor O'Shea has spoken to Radio 5 live about the health of England full-back Mike Brown.

The 29-year-old - expected to be one of the standout players in Stuart Lancaster's England side at this year's World Cup - was knocked out playing for England against Italy in February, and hasn't featured for his country and Harlequins since.

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Brown had been experiencing regular headaches, but O'Shea says he is now undergoing light exercise and has been symptom-free for the past week or so.

"He's run now and has suffered no reaction, so it's taken a while but it looks like he has turned the corner and is out the other side, which is good news," O'Shea said.

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Italian Davide Formolo capped a daring solo attack with victory on the fourth stage of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday, when Australian Simon Clarke took over the race lead from Orica team-mate Michael Matthews.

Formolo finished the 150km ride from Chiavari to La Spezia in a time of 3hr 47min 59sec, just 22 seconds ahead of a small group of chasers - including race favourites Alberto Contador and Richie Porte.

Asked about Kevin Pietersen's plans for the remainder of the summer, Alec Stewart said: "Kevin will be going to the IPL on Friday, as we always knew would be the case.

"He'll be there for the knockout stages, then he'll come back, and if he still has appetite to score runs for us, then he'll play in our last two games at Surrey.

"We hope he does that."

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More from former England skipper Alec Stewart on Kevin Pietersen...

"Kevin has given up £250,000 on the back of Colin Grave's comments. He did that to force his way back into the England team," Stewart said. "He brought that book out, which didn't go down well and I can understand that. He believed his career was over.

"Since Colin Graves made those comments six Sundays ago on the Garry Richardson show, and then has had two phonecalls with KP since, saying come and score runs in county cricket and there's a chance... well KP has done that. So that word trust is maybe a two-way thing."

Pietersen reached an agreement with IPL side Sunrisers Hyderabad to miss their league fixtures in the competition in order to play fro Surrey.

From Ciaran in Bath: I think that Pietersen-gate is nothing more than a distracting melodrama. The real issue facing England at the moment is their inability to take the 20 wickets needed to win a test match.

Stevie C: The abuse being hurled at the ECB, Strauss,the Captain and other players by KP supporters is fully indicative of how divisive his mere presence is. Add that to how many ways the Aussies have found to get him out, usually by playing on his ego which he just can't help himself on, and clearly Strauss has taken exactly the right decision.

Sam from Leicester: Forget that KP isn't in the ECB's plans for a minute. Who would he replace? The current number 3, 4, 5 are the first names anybody would put on the team sheet.

Kevin Pietersen is likely to have played his last ever game for England, according to Alec Stewart, director of cricket at Surrey.

Stewart told Sky Sports News: "I can only speak in good terms about how Kevin has done for us at Surrey. But Andrew Strauss has made that decision and we all have to respect it whether we agree with it or not."

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Stewart described Pietersen's 355 not out for Surrey against Leicestershire as "one of the best innings I have ever seen".

"It was what was riding on his innings - first of all the situation in the game, and then his England career, knowing he had that meeting last night.

"So it was unbelievable batting, and he is probably the only player in world cricket who could do it. He scored almost 300 runs in a day.

"I hope it's not the last first innings we've seen - but I think we've seen him in an England shirt for the last time."

BBC Radio Solent's Kevan James at Headingley:

Yorkshire 370 & 219-4, Hampshire 227 (Scorecard)

"Cheteshwar Pujara hit an unbeaten 92, his highest score for Yorkshire, and added 130 for the fourth wicket with Johnny Bairstow (59) to put the Tykes in complete control with a lead of 362.

"The only question now is when Yorkshire will declare? Will it be well before the close of play, just before, to give Hants a tricky few overs on a slow pitch, or overnight?"

Former England international Alex Tudor has just been on BBC Radio 5 Live, discussing Kevin Pietersen, who has been told he will not be selected by the national side this summer because of "trust issues". Here is what Tudor had to say...

"He has done everything the ECB has asked. He has even come back and scored runs. On the day he has the meeting he goes out and scores 326. But I think the decision was made long ago. Kevin is not for them and they are going to move on.

"I have not seen anything on social media from ex-players... they all think it is crazy. I'm slightly old school and grew up in a difficult changing room. We had mavericks but people pulled them up and wouldn't let a situation get far.

"There are players of the generation who played with him before still in the England dressing room but I'm sure if the new guys were asked if they would like Kevin Pietersen in their side they would say yes."

BBC Radio Wales Sport's Nick Webb at Canterbury:

Kent 357 & 228-5, Glamorgan 281 (Scorecard)

"Kent reached tea against Glamorgan on 228-5, already an impressive lead of 304 runs, with the visitors facing a big chase on the final day.

"Joe Denly with 66, nightwatchman James Tredwell with 53 and ex-West Indies batsman Brendan Nash with 45 all contributed useful runs.

"Glamorgan again relied on Aussie paceman Michael Hogan to peg back the Kent advance as he claimed three wickets."

BBC London 94.9's Kevin Hand at Hove:

Middlesex 269 & 209, Sussex 192 & 147-6 (Scorecard)

"Middlesex look to have struck the decisive blow in taking the wicket of Michael Yardy with the last ball before tea on day three, leaving Sussex 147-6 in pursuit of 287.

"Neil Dexter's medium pace has taken four wickets in the session, including that of Yardy, who is the only man in the match so far to reach 50.

"The pitch has behaved better in this innings than at any other stage of the match but even Dexter's pace has found inconsistent bounce from the cracked surface.

"If Middlesex do claim the win, it would be their third victory in their opening four matches."

Derbyshire 343 & 281-3, Northants 324 (Scorecard)

Derbyshire's openers have given their side an excellent platform against Northants.

Chesney Hughes (104) and Ben Slater (94) put on 205 for the first wicket, and at tea Derbyshire are 281-3 in their second innings, 300 runs ahead.

BBC Newcastle's Martin Emmerson at Chester-le-Street:

Notts 245 & 178, Durham 163 & 240-4 (Scorecard)

"What a difference a day makes. Eighteen wickets fell yesterday, but today calmness prevails and with it Durham are on the verge of another win, their fifth in six matches against Notts.

"At tea they are 240-4 and need another 21 to seal victory.

"The key to the innings was an excellent second-wicket stand of 116 from Keaton Jennings, who made 61, and nightwatchman Mark Wood, who scored a career-best 66.

"Scott Borthwick has also added to the Durham cause with 51, his 25th half century and his fourth this season. Michael Richardson will resume shortly on 46."