<text>  This sagas gone on longer than The Mousetrap. And lets be honest its not been handled brilliantly by the ECB. But you can hardly blame Kevin Pietersen for wanting to throw his lot in with Surrey and score some first-class runs. His interpretation of what Colin Graves said about playing in the domestic game has given him a lifeline. Now its up to Pietersen to use it. Kevin Pietersen has agreed to rejoin Surrey as he looks to make an unlikely England comeback . With Graves and Tom Harrison coming in as ECB chairman and chief executive respectively, its reasonable to work on the basis that everyone starts with a clean slate. They could well be leaning on Paul Downton, the managing director, with this basic point: the best players get picked. Thats how it works in other sports, so why not in cricket? Pietersen will have a great chance to excel in Division Two at an excellent club. Hes also fit enough, even in his mid-30s. He leads a good lifestyle and hell be desperate to bang the door down. Its all set up for him. The 35-year-old will focus on the longer form of the game in a bid to force his way into Ashes reckoning . Pietersen still wants to add to his 23 Test centuries despite being axed by England last year . People are worried about his book, but the main targets in those pages Andy Flower and Matt Prior are no longer in the England set-up. I thought the book was a sad read, to learn that he wasnt enjoying what should have been among the best moments of his life. Thats a real shame. But if Pietersen scores so many runs for Surrey that Graves and Harrison think hes irresistible, then everyone will just have to sit down and talk things through. Yes, it would become tricky for Downton and Peter Moores, who Pietersen didnt rate highly in his first stint as England coach. But Id put the key players in this drama in one room and tell them not to reappear until theyve bashed out a compromise. Treat it like a jury: dont emerge until youve got a majority decision. The batsman, pictured playing in Australias Big Bash, may change his Indian Premier League contract . Peter Moores didnt see eye to eye with Pietersen during his first spell as England head coach . Pietersen is the best batsman Ive seen for England and if he can get his mojo back playing for Surrey then at least hell have fulfilled the criterion that Graves laid down. Test cricket is what gets Pietersens juices flowing. Its unrealistic to imagine he could still be around for the 2019 World Cup. But hes found himself a county and now hes got to get some runs. Its going to be a very interesting summer. England fell to an embarrassing early exit from the World Cup after a defeat by Bangladesh in Adelaide . 