In a surprising move, Pietersen was named a 'specialist mentor' for the white-ball sides, which will see the South Africa-born work with the English team through to the World Cup in southern Africa.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Vaughan believed that Pietersen would do a \"really good job\" but cautioned about ego issues, given that the English coaching staff included some bigwigs. \"The one thing that I know from Kevin Pietersen and my time playing and captaining him, he was an ultra professional, a brilliant player, world class,\" Vaughan told BBC Radio 5. \"He\u2019s done a bit of mentoring with Delhi in the IPL. He\u2019s passionate about the game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"The only issue I have is that there are some quite powerful, big egos within that coaching set-up. I don\u2019t see any other team in the world that has such a famous, if you like, coaching set-up. Baz McCullum, Kevin Pietersen, we\u2019ve got Stephen Fleming in the Test team, you add into that Marcus Trescothick. There are some really big names.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"I\u2019m not saying it\u2019s a bad thing, I\u2019m just interested to know the dynamic down the line. In terms of knowledge and what he can pass on to the players, I have absolutely no doubt that he\u2019ll do a really good job,\" he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Meanwhile, former England fast bowler James Anderson was also taken aback by the Pietersen appointment but felt he can provide the team with knowledge in big games.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"I\u2019m not saying it\u2019s a bad thing, I\u2019m just interested to know the dynamic down the line. In terms of knowledge and what he can pass on to the players, I have absolutely no doubt that he\u2019ll do a really good job,\" he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"As a player, he trained as hard as anyone, both fitness-wise and skills-wise, but he had that ability to go on the field and have that flair. He was a winner. He just wanted to win; he wanted to score big runs in big games. He loved the big occasion, and hopefully that can rub off on the guys who might not have experienced a World Cup before,\" he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n