http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nasser-Hussain-c78777 commends Kevin Pietersen’s audacious knock - Cricket News Update
Former England skipper, Nasser Hussain, commended Kevin Pietersen’s audacious knock which helped the hosts to only recover from a slow start but go on and aim for a series levelling win against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757.
On a scintillating third day’s play of the second Investec Test match, Pietersen took the attack to the Proteas’ inform bowlers and triumphed emphatically to finish on an unbeaten 149, further stabilizing England’s position in the match which had looked in considerable danger at 173 for 4.
He displayed his magic with proficiency, and nullified the short-ball policy of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JH-Kallis-c1692 to notch up his 21st Test century – bringing him level second on the English list with most hundreds.
His innings was all the more important after the top order failed to carry on, despite getting starts. Loose strokes paved way for the wickets of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AJ-Strauss-c964.
However, all changed after tea as KP scored 106 of the 168 made by his side in an extended final session. He further shared a significant 147-run partnership with debutant http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Taylor-c66127, who made a telling 34-run contribution.
However, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013’s hopes of levelling the series.
"It was all set up for Pietersen," Nasser told Sky Sports. "Take nothing away from this bloke. He can do things that other England players just can't.He might not be as sensible or as steady as a Jonathan Trott or Alastair Cook but everyone who has turned up today will be pleased they saw http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806."
"It turned on Morne Morkel," Nasser continued. "Morkel bowled him a little short delivery and Pietersen said that is it now you can't bowl that at me and everything that was short had to go. He had a bit of luck in the 90s.”
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