KEVIN Pietersen launched his bid for an England recall with a sparkling 170 for Surrey against Oxford MCCU. Pietersen, 34, unleashed some trademark shots to score his first hundred in any form of cricket since the Old Trafford Ashes Test in August 2013.

In front of a hearty crowd, he hit 24 fours and two sixes in 149 balls before being caught at midwicket.
Pietersen rejoined Surrey in March with the aim of regaining his England place in time for the Ashes rematch in July.
The three-day friendly against the student side is his first appearance in long-form cricket since the Sydney Ashes Test in January 2014.
Discarded by England after the 5-0 series defeat in Australia, Pietersen has played almost exclusively Twenty20 cricket since then.
But the South African-born batsman decided to focus on winning a 105th Test cap rather than his lucrative Indian Premier League contract after incoming England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Colin Graves gave him hope of a recall.
And Pietersen’s performance was a clear reminder to the England selectors of his enduring quality ahead of the first Test with the West Indies, which begins in Antigua today. (BBC Sport)