Kevin Pieterson Got out for 32

Kevin Pietersen, The English batsman succumbed for 32 after tea break on the first day of the second Ashes test against Australia on Thursday.

Pietersen was playing in a new way. He was trying to do something in strategic way but he was caught behind off Peter Siddle shortly after tea. England was 267 for three with captain Andrew Strauss on 102.

*Strauss has completed his 18^th test century and third century against Australia in the last over before tea break. He did it at 178 balls with 15 fours.

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Andrew Flintoff Profile

Full name Andrew Flintoff
Born December 6, 1977, Preston, Lancashire
Current age 31 years 222 days
Major teams England, Chennai Super Kings, ICC World XI, Lancashire
Nickname Freddie
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast
Height 6 ft 4 in
Education Ribbleton Hall High school

Batting Average:

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	76	125	8	3708	167	31.69	6044	61.35	5	25	493	81	51	0
ODIs	141	122	16	3394	123	32.01	3821	88.82	3	18	308	93	47	0
T20Is	7	7	1	76	31	12.66	60	126.66	0	0	7	2	5	0
First-class	179	283	21	8774	167	33.48			14	52			184	0
List A	277	247	28	6520	143	29.77			6	33			104	0
Twenty20	29	27	3	588	93	24.50	406	144.82	0	3	57	27	16	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	76	131	14388	7121	219	5/58	8/156	32.51	2.96	65.6	11	2	0
ODIs	141	119	5624	4121	169	5/19	5/19	24.38	4.39	33.2	6	2	0
T20Is	7	7	150	161	5	2/23	2/23	32.20	6.44	30.0	0	0	0
First-class	179		22026	10661	342	5/24		31.17	2.90	64.4		3	0
List A	277		9206	6380	284	5/19	5/19	22.46	4.15	32.4	10	2	0
Twenty20	29	25	525	609	30	4/12	4/12	20.30	6.96	17.5	1	0	0

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Flintoff is getting retirement after Ashes

English all rounder Flintoff announced that, he is going to take retire from the five-day game after Ashes series.
He said: "I believe we may see players' careers getting shorter."
Flintoff was passed fit to play in the second Ashes Test at Lord's after having injections in his knee.
Flintoff is hopeful that he would be able to play one day cricket for four more years after having the retirement from Test match.
The 31-year-old's right knee, which had recently been operated on, swelled during the first Test against Australia at Cardiff and he had to have pain-killing injections in order to be able to start in London.

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