By Sam Peters Red-faced former England captain and Sky commentator Andrew Strauss has apologised to Kevin Pietersen after a foul-mouthed tirade against his former team-mate was accidentally broadcast live. Strauss, at Lord’s for the match between an MCC XI and Rest of the World XI, believed he was off air during an ad break but was overheard describing South African-born Pietersen as an ‘absolute c***’ on a feed broadcast to Fox Sports. Strauss, also born in South Africa, made the crass remark as Pietersen batted for the Rest of the World. Sky then tweeted an apology before Strauss went on air to say: ‘I apologise unreservedly, particularly to Kevin Pietersen. I am mortified and profusely sorry.’
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Sky have apologised for inappropriate comments made by Andrew Strauss
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Former England captain was overheard calling Kevin Pietersen a c***
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Strauss was commentating on Lord's bi-centenary celebrations
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His comments were not heard by a TV audience but by some overseas listeners using an audio application
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Piers Morgan has called for Strauss to be sacked if comments are verified
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Pietersen was previously dropped by England after admitting making provocative comments about Strauss to members of South Africa side
@placeholder, 34, was sacked after last winter’s 5-0 Ashes whitewash and journalist and broadcaster Piers Morgan — a Pietersen ally —called for Sky to axe Strauss.