India england live score Kevin Pietersen was back in form with a gritty century against India on the second afternoon of the first Test at Lord's on Friday.The South Africa-born batsman shrugged off his indifferent form with a patient 115 as England reached a commendable 305 for five at tea as visitors struggled due to the absence of pace spearhead Zaheer Khan.Pietersen reached the three-figure mark with possibly the best of all his 10 boundaries --- a scorching on-drive that raced past the ropes. It was his 18th century in his 75th Test and his fourth against India, the fifth at Lord's and first in the last seven Tests.
It was a battle of attrition for him as he faced 216 deliveries in the process.Pietersen was the bedrock on which England innings was built—the tall right-hander was involved in two significant stands of 98 and 110 for successive wickets with Jonathan Trott (70) and Ian Bell (45).KP as he is known in the cricketing fraternity, has so far kept a 345?"minute vigil at the crease and faced 245 balls with 12 hits to the fence.His characteristic pulls and whips across the line were on display as well as the occasional scratchiness due to his recent run of poor scores.India too earned respect for its unyielding spirit, no-one signifying it better than Praveen Kumar who has so far bowled 17 overs today and picked up all the three wickets to fall, two of them in one over.
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