'If you think the current county system is ok, I completely disagree' - Kevin Pietersen expresses his thoughts after England's crushing defeat at Lord's

The England batting lineup produced a shambolic performance in the second innings of the second Test match at the Lord’s Cricket Ground, as the Virat Kohli-led Indian team thrashed the hosts by a margin of 151 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match Test series.

England was set a target of 272 for victory, but more importantly, they had to survive only two sessions on the final day to force a draw. But the England batting lineup came a cropper, and the England second innings lasted just 51.5 overs.

None of the England batsmen apart from Joe Root could even cross the 30-run mark in the second innings. Also, as many as four of their batsmen were dismissed for a duck.

This was the case even in the first innings too. In the first innings, it was skipper Joe Root who scored a marvelous 180 to help his side come out of troubled waters. Apart from Jonny Bairstow and Rory Burns, who scored 57 and 49 respectively, none of the other England batsmen could cross the 30-run mark. In the first innings too, as many as five England batsmen were dismissed for single-digit scores.

Kevin Pietersen posts a tweet post England’s crushing defeat

And, former England batting great, Kevin Pietersen took to Twitter to express his thoughts regarding England’s crushing defeat. Pietersen opined that if anybody feels that the current English county system is ok, then he completely disagrees with them.

“Check England’s batting & if you think the current county system is ok, I unfortunately completely disagree!” tweeted Pietersen.

You can see Pietersen’s tweet below

Check England’s batting & if you think the current county system is ok, I unfortunately completely disagree!

— Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) August 17, 2021

Kevin Pietersen is one of the greatest England batsmen of all time. The right-handed batting legend is the 6th highest run-scorer for England in the whites, and amassed 8181 runs in 104 Test matches at an average of 47.28. He also scored 23 hundreds and 35 fifties in his illustrious career that lasted a decade.

England and India will square off in the third Test match of the series from 25th August 2021. The venue for this encounter will be Headingley.