He may no longer be playing in the BBL, but retired England star Kevin Pietersen's long-standing dislike for the city of Brisbane has not diminished one bit.

The former Melbourne Stars import was watching as the Big Bash opened it's season with the Brisbane Heat hosting the Sydney Thunder at the Gabba.

However, Pietersen, who has repeatedly spoken about about how much he dislikes Brisbane took to his personal Twitter account to sling another barb the city's way.

"The BBL starts in Brisbane," Pietersen tweeted.

"Quite smart really. Get the dump out the way early doors, then move on to proper Australian cities."

Pietersen only appeared in one BBL contest at the Gabba with the Stars during his tenure down under

It is unclear exactly when Pietersen's hate for Brisbane developed, but he called the city a "s--thole" in an interview prior to the 2017-18 Ashes series, a series which England lost 5-0 in Australia.

"It's a s--thole," he said.

"I've got the Test match then I'll be on the first aeroplane out of here as soon as the last ball is bowled, don't worry."

Pietersen added to his salty comments about Brisbane when he once appeared on commentary during a BBL broadcast and was asked by Adam Gilchrist to name three things he liked about the city.

"The departure lounge," Pietersen said.

"The taxi on the runway to the plane and the visual of flying out of Brisbane."