• Kumar Sangakkara and Steven Davies score unbeaten centuries
If Kevin Pietersen is truly locked in battle with England’s middle-order for an Ashes berth this summer, then round one has gone to the incumbents. After Gary Ballance, Ian Bell and Joe Root each delivered in excess of 100 runs in last week’s drawn Test against West Indies in balmy Antigua, it was over to the 34-year-old batsman, who believes he can force his way back into the international XI, to respond with runs in chilly Cardiff.
But instead it was his Surrey team-mates Kumar Sangakkara, on debut, and Steven Davies who shone, elegantly plundering unbeaten centuries to get their season off to the perfect start at Glamorgan, reaching 363 for three as Pietersen was forced to settle for a 23-ball 19 on his return to county cricket.
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