<p><br /> Kevin Pietersen will face disciplinary action over his foul-mouthed Twitter faux pas, in which he accidentally announced his exclusion from the England team.<br /> </p><p><br /> Out-of-form Pietersen told followers of his feed three days ago that he would not be selected when England announced their Twenty20 and one-day international squads to face Pakistan.<br /> </p><p><br /> He did so not only several hours before the England and Wales Cricket Board's official confirmation but also, out of natural disappointment at the turn of events, with a regrettable obscenity thrown in too.<br /> </p><p><br /> Pietersen wrote: "... Done for the rest of the summer!! Man of the World Cup and dropped from the T20 side too. It's a f***-up."<br /> </p><p><br /> England coach Andy Flower has accepted Pietersen's explanation that it was an honest mistake - the batsman thought he was 'texting' a small number of friends when in fact he was announcing his omission to the world.<br /> </p><p><br /> "He has (spoken to me). He says he made a bit of a mistake, and I'll take him at his word," said Flower. "But still there'll be a disciplinary hearing about that, because we can't have situations like that happening."<br /> </p>
