HE might have all the talent in the world but Kevin Pietersen is in real danger of becoming a case of unfulfilled potential.

After a blistering start to his Test career, he has only scored one century in the last two years – against a less than potent West Indian attack.

He has taken time to recover from injury and now looks to be back to his best, but his scores do not back that up.

Pietersen is one of the most talented batsmen in the world, but there is something between the ears that is stopping him from sweeping all before him.

Shane Warne, possibly the greatest bowler of all time, once said that KP has no obvious flaws in his technique – so why does he keep failing to score consistently big hundreds?

There is an arrogance to the South African’s game that seems to allow him to rise to the big occasion and score runs against the best bowlers around. If he thinks he is in an individual battle, we see the best of the Hampshire batsman. But whenever he is going strong and scoring runs, the opposition do not get too concerned because they know, unlike players of similar standing, he will offer them an opportunity at any point in his innings.

Of the 105 dismissals in his Test career, 43 have been caught. He is one of the few players of the modern era who invariably gets himself out, rather than being dismissed by the bowler.

And that is why he will never score many double hundreds, or even hit the volume of runs that would mark him out alongside Sir Don Bradman, Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara and Ricky Ponting.

KP is at a crossroads in his career – and it would drive me nuts if he didn’t become the legendary player we all know he is capable of being.