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Pietersen century rescues England
Summary from the United Kingdom, from articles in English
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Portraying himself as the man for the tough occasion, Kevin Pietersen sounded more like Clint Eastwood riding into a lawless town than a batsman walking to the wicket as he reflected on the slowest of his 12 Test hundreds. (article 3)
He placed his innings in the context of his recent century in Napier, where England slipped to 36 for four before winning the decisive third Test, and his career-defining 158 in the 2005 Ashes at the Brit Oval. (article 3)
This time England teetered on 86 for five after another first-innings collapse that incorporated the loss of three wickets in successive overs after lunch. (article 3)
A magnificent 12th Test century from Kevin Pietersen helped England to 273-7 after day one of the final Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge. (article 2)
England, who lead the series 1-0, were 86-5 after losing Andrew Strauss, Ian Bell and Paul Collingwood in 13 balls. (article 2)
Pietersen (115) hit 14 fours and shared 161 in 50 overs with Tim Ambrose (67) to rescue England's innings. (article 2)
He made six and two in his first two knocks of the series, and was off-key again on the final day at Old Trafford, but saw England home with a defiant 24. (article 5)
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Story keywords
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Pietersen, England, wicket, Zealand, Ambrose |
Source articles
- Pietersen content with fightback (BBC News, 06/05/2008, 515 words)
- Pietersen century rescues England (BBC News, 06/05/2008, 689 words)
- Man for a crisis saves England again (timesonline.co.uk, 06/06/2008, 363 words)
- Geoff Miller's bold England selection policy is under question (timesonline.co.uk, 06/06/2008, 921 words)
- Collingwood upbeat for final Test (BBC News, 06/03/2008, 535 words)
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