"It is a right mess"

"I question whether there should actually be a head coach. There is already a batting coach, a bowling coach, one for fielding and one for tactics so perhaps what is needed is an overall manager to coordinate the roles. I'd like to see the importance of the head coach downgraded. The ECB will probably look for a stand-in to go on the tour of the Caribbean and make their decision on the permanent successor to Moores after that."
Former England captain and now Times correspondent, Michael Atherton

"It's surprising how English cricket continues to shoot itself in the foot just before an Ashes series. The ECB knew exactly, when they gave Kevin Pietersen the job, what sort of guy he is. That's why I thought they gave him the job, because he was abrasive, he was going to be in your face and take people on.

They must have known it was eventually going to come to a clash between Pietersen and Moores, but Kevin Pietersen should have gone about this in a much more professional way. You can't just sit on safari in South Africa and issue ultimatums to the board about the England cricket captaincy. It is far too important for that.

It's going to be disruptive but I don't like giving players excuses. English cricketers and cricket have to look at themselves; they need to work out how they can improve. Don't look at the coach, look at your performance and don't be so in the face of Peter Moores but more in the face of Ian Bell and Alastair Cook."
Nasser Hussain, speaking to Sky Sports News

"There was unrest and that was going on right from the start when Kevin wasn't even captain. There's always been an issue, but I felt both of them could have been big enough to sort it out."
Geraint Jones offers his opinion

The problem has been around since Pietersen took over. He had an issue with Moores and the staff then. They knew it then, they still employed him and are now finding they can't work with the current staff. They have to work out what is best for English cricket. I still believe Pietersen has a future as England captain."
Dominic Cork speaking to Sky Sports News

"There's not much time before the tour of the West Indies - I don't know how they will get out of this mess and sort everything out. Every year is important in Test cricket but this is a huge year and to have such turmoil in a way going on a couple of weeks away from going to the West Indies is far from ideal.

"They need to find another captain. They've lost Michael Vaughan, then Paul Collingwood gave up the job - now Kevin. It's a bit of a poisoned chalice. He has only been in the job a short period of time. The lads showed they had respect for him by going back to India...but he is still very inexperienced in terms of captaincy.

"Three captains have gone through the ranks recently - I'm not saying its all Peter Moores' fault but there seems to be a trend of going through captains very quickly.
Shaun Udal, the Middlesex captain, on the Press Association

"It is a right mess and the last thing England cricket needs ahead of the Ashes. Is the coach going to be retained, how can the coach have any credibility after this series of events? "Half [the players] seem to be on Pietersen's side and the other half seem to be on Moores' side. I would have thought in the current situation they would both have to go."
Former England captain Bob Willis speaking to Sky Sports News

"I always said it was always going to be a testing one because he was inexperienced but I think he was doing the right job, he was working hard. He won his first Test match and if the team were all behind him, which I heard they were, then England have lost a good captain."
Another former captain, Graham Gooch, has his say