HAMPSHIRE'S Kevin Pietersen has said he would turn down the offer of captaining England for the ICC World Twenty20 Cup if the offer came his way.

The 28-year-old resigned as England captain in January, following a dispute with coach Peter Moores.

Pietersen held the coveted role for just three Tests and nine one-day internationals.

With current captain Andrew Strauss potentially considering to give up his spot in the tournament, there could be a vacancy to lead the team.

But, when asked if he would do it, Pietersen simply replied: "No."

He said he may reconsider if offered the captaincy again after that, but it would not be a simple decision.

"I'd have to think long and hard about doing it again because of my personality, because of the way I like to do things...We'll have to wait and see," he said.

"If it gets chucked at me, I'll have to do a lot more thinking than the first time I took it over."

After Pietersen's resignation, Strauss took over, with assistant coach Andy Flower overseeing the side after Moores was given the sack.

Pietersen said he had no issues with Strauss, or any of the other players about how it was handled.

"I knew deep down the truth about what had happened, I knew the real truth about what people had said to me so I had no issues with any of the players," he said.

"I had no issues with Straussy taking over. I had issues with other departments of the management.

"Straussy's been great, he batted fantastically well and I said before there's never going to be a problem with Straussy.

"At the helm he's done a fantastic job, he's led from the front, he's scored some great hundreds and he's a nice guy, so you can't ask for more."

Pietersen also spoke about the job Flower has done, after England lost their Test series 1-0 to the West Indies.

"He's doing an okay job here. I just think we need to get some results," Pietersen said.

"We have to get some victories to give Petals [Flower] the best opportunity at getting the job.

"I think it will be very tough for him if we keep losing...I'm just going to have to make do with whoever comes into the job."