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Kevin Pietersen's timing was at its best on and off the field in Barbados

Kevin Pietersen will miss England's final Super Eights fixture against New Zealand on Monday, as he returns to the UK to attend the birth of his first child

England completed a clinical 39-run win over South Africa at the Kensington Oval to get one foot in the semi-finals

Cricinfo previews the Super Eights game between England and South Africa

Kevin Pietersen could be leaving this tournament at any moment should his wife go into labour, and in the form he showed against Pakistan it will be a considerable hole to fill if he is absent

Kevin Pietersen returned to form with a confident 52-ball 70 not out, as England's powerful new batting line-up capitalised on a spirited display from their bowlers to ease along to a comfortable six-wicket victory

Kevin Pietersen has reiterated his commitment to attend the birth of his first child, even if means leaving the field mid game

Stuart Broad has insisted that the England bowlers were right to skip the IPL to ensure they remain fresh for international duty despite criticism from Kevin Pietersen

On a slow pitch that lacked bounce, Bangalore restricted Rajasthan to 130 before they knocked it off without much fuss to win a crucial encounter in Jaipur.

The England batsman has said his national team-mates, particularly the bowlers, may have made a mistake by skipping the IPL

An amateurish fielding display from Kings XI Punjab and one over of carnage from Robin Uthappa tipped the match Royal Challenger Bangalore's way after ten overs of sensible batting from Kevin Pietersen and Virat Kohli had kept the game evenly poised

What was at times a fluctuating contest turned into a comfortable victory for England as Alastair Cook finished his first tour in charge with a controlled, unbeaten 109

The plays of the day from the second day between Bangladesh and England in Dhaka

Bangladesh had the better of the second day at Mirpur, posting 419 with half centuries for Naeem Islam and Shafiul Islam before reducing England to 107 for 3 during the evening session

Kevin Pietersen believes he is back to his best form after battling to overcome his technical deficiencies against left-arm spin,

Kevin Pietersen doesn't do humble pie as a rule, but on this trip it's been forced down his gullet by the shovel-full

Plays of the day from the first day of Bangladesh v England, 1st Test, Chittagong

Alastair Cook is only keeping the England captaincy hot seat warm, but he continues to sit very comfortably in the position as he maintained his impressive tour of Bangladesh with an unbeaten 158 on his first day as the Test leader

The Bangladesh coach is braced for the likelihood of a return to form for Kevin Pietersen at some stage during the two-Test series against England, which gets underway at Chittagong on Friday, but believes that his team has the bowlers to keep his attacki

England's preparations for the first Test at Chittagong are in a state of undeniable flux