KEVIN PIETERSEN will open all hours for England at the World Cup – and believes he will be a hit at the top of the shop.
As England scrambled a 16-run win over no-hopers Canada in their opening warm-up match in Dhaka, Pietersen’s surprise promotion to face the new ball with Andrew Strauss was unveiled as their shock weapon.
From skunk hairstyles to red carpets, little of KP’s career has been subject to the Official Secrets Act. But England kept his latest incarnation under wraps so keenly they did not even try it during the one-day series in Australia.
After chiselling out 24 on a track with less life than a mortuary slab, Pietersen cannot yet claim he has mastered his new role.
And after nearly being embarrassed by big-hitting Canadian Rizwan Cheema, England were grateful for a five-wicket comeback from Stuart Broad and Matt Prior’s feisty 78.
Pietersen’s brief experience of opening includes a century against India’s A team, and his ability to clear the ropes will set him apart from the nudgers and nurdlers on sluggish pitches in India and Bangladesh.
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