Kevin Pietersen saga is hopefully close to a positive conclusion, says England team director Andy Flower Flower did not rule out such an eventuality but would not be drawn on the specific details of Pietersen's likely return. "We don't close doors to anyone," he said. If we get over that first stage and get some of the formal legal proceedings out of the way, then we'll get on to the cricket thereafter. England's top order, shorn of Pietersen's presence, failed to produce the runs required in Sri Lanka as the reigning champions' participation in the World Twenty20 ended at the Super Eight stage with defeat by the hosts yesterday. Flower admitted: "Last night was a quarter-final, effectively, and we weren't good enough to beat Sri Lanka on their home soil. There were little sparks of positive play but they were more streetwise than us and obviously deserved to win the game. It's sad that we're leaving this early, but that is the fact of life.