What to make of KP's press comments?

I want to be a KP fan, I really do. And being the sad cricket fan that I am, I imagine myself getting along brilliantly with him at a nice pub somewhere were we ever to meet! But is it just me that sees an alternative meaning to nearly everything he says? I think it might be termed "passive aggressive" - non-confrontational mostly but prone to the odd comment that seems out of place, and the odd sly dig. Here's the latest in the long line of KP comments:

"It's been a tough tour because we've only won one game to date and that was only because of a mistake by the West Indies coach. To go through a winter like this is soul-destroying. We all want to play in a winning team and to be beaten day in, day out, is just not good enough."

Meaning: We've been rubbish this winter, and if I'd been skipper we would have done better. (And incidentally KP, you really should have been thinking you'd win the game - it was certainly there for England to take after 2 quick wickets).

"I don't know how we're made to play five one-dayers in three weeks after we played back-to-back Tests. What's that all about?"

Completely agree with him here....what is that all about? But why is he voicing concerns to the press? It's that passive aggressive streak - I wonder if he's raised that with the people who made the decision....

(After talking about missing his wife) "I'm at the end of my tether now. I'm ready to do a Robinho and disappear back home."

Why would you say that with the ODI series hanging in the balance? And allow your team mates to know you didn't want to be there? It's all about the team winning, right? Not you personally.

"It's brilliant what happened to Samit Patel. We come away to hot countries and maybe sometimes we don't go on to big enough scores or struggle to bowl teams out because we're not fit enough. I think Samit is a fantastic cricketer but there were guidelines which I gave him when I was captain that he didn't adhere to, and he didn't adhere to what was recommended for this trip either."

Brilliant? Really? How will Patel feel when he reads that? Is he really having a sly dig at his current team mates who can't seem to get enough runs or wickets in the hot conditions in WI? It's difficult to tell. I wonder if he'll feel the same when he's 35 and has all the talent in the world but isn't quite as athletic as he used to be, a la Tendulkar. I suspect when he's asked then, it will be all about talent. And even if you do think it's "brilliant", keep it to yourself as it's not going to help your relationship with anyone to say that.

There must be a reason why KP says what he does to the press....unless it's simply that The Mail offered more money for more juicy quotes and he needed to make up a small part of the £150k he lost because the IPL was pushed back a week? It can't be that surely!? Or was it that he felt he was fading into the background and wasn't happy to do that quietly? Unfortunately I think we'll probably never know....