Dimitri Mascarenhas has lashed out at ECB chief selector Geoff Miller on the social networking site, Twitter.

Mascarenhas posted from the Twitter account @DimiMascarenhas read: "Geoff Miller is a complete knob. He had no clue what he is doing. Fing prick."

The second post read: "Chairman of selectors came to Liverpool and didn't even come and say hi ... what a prick. Doesn't take much to say hello, does it." 

Both the tweets were later removed, the Guardian website reports.

Notably, fellow England player, Kevin Pietersen had also sent down a foul-mouthed remark on his omission from the T20 squad on Twitter. ECB is currently investigating into the matter.

"We are aware of the tweet and we are investigating the matter.” an ECB spokesperson said.

Mascarenhas may face action

An ECB spokesman said: "We are aware of the tweet and we are investigating the matter."

The outburst by Dimitri came a few days after England batsman Kevin Pietersen apologised for making a similar comments on Twitter against the national selector.

Pietersen's outburst came after his omission from England's squads for Twenty20 and One-day Internationals against Pakistan this month and the former skipper was fined an undisclosed sum by the ECB today.

Mascarenhas is not a centrally-contracted England player but he has previously featured in ODIs and Twenty20 for the national side.

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