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Kevin Pietersen: 'Adam Lyth must be dropped'

Kevin Pietersen says that opening batsman Adam Lyth must be dropped by England.

Kevin Pietersen believes that Adam Lyth must be dropped by England after struggling during the Ashes.

The Yorkshire batsman has a top score of 37 throughout the series and averaged just 10.

"Lyth needs to be replaced for sure! Out of his depth! Hales needs a gig! He could open against SA [South Africa]," he wrote on Twitter.

"Hales gotta get a chance? He wouldn't have averaged 10!

"And I would have averaged more than 10 batting left handed without pads!?? Swap Lyth for Hales, promote (Moeen) Ali up to (Jonny) Bairstow's position & (Adil) Rashid in where Ali is now..."

England have struggled during the final Ashes test but have already secured the series victory.

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