England nevertheless have demonstrated that they can thrive without Pietersen by beating Australia in this year's Ashes series before reaching the semi-finals of the recent Champions Trophy tournament in South Africa. "We managed to win the Ashes without Pietersen so I can't see why we can't do well in South Africa without him" Gatting added. "What England have to do is get rid of that inconsistency because at the moment when they are good they can be very good, but when they are bad they are very bad."
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