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Nothing demonstrated Kevin Pietersen's mindset better than the celebration of his century. The shot he brought it up with was streaky, a thick edge through gully off Chris Martin, but the reaction was low-key in the extreme

Andrew Miller talks to Kevin Pietersen and Tim Southee after the first day of the Napier Test

Andrew Miller with the Plays of the Day on the first day of the Napier Test

Kevin Pietersen ended the first barren run of his international career with a commanding 129 on the opening day in Napier, although his performance only went to highlight another woeful effort from England's top orde

A preview to the third and final Test between New Zealand and England in Napier

Andrew Miller presents the plays of the day from the fourth day of the second Test between New Zealand and England

Andrew Miller presents the plays of the day from the third day of the second Test between New Zealand and England

The third day at Hamilton was either stultifying or gripping, depending on how slowly you like to cook your contests. England creaked along at a rate of 2.14 an over, gas mark 1 by the standards of the modern game, but New Zealand kept stirring the pot ge

Andrew Miller provides the plays of the third day in Hamilton

On a day that was the antithesis of Twenty20's thrill-a-minute cricket, England's progress was, at its most exciting, pedestrian and at times they almost ground to a halt. They closed on 286 for 6 with Paul Collingwood and Tim Ambrose well set, still 184

Andrew Miller provides the plays from the second day in Hamilton

Kevin Pietersen has insisted that no amount of money will tempt him to join the Indian Premier League (IPL)

A week ago it was being asked whether New Zealand would be able to make the one-day series against England a contest after succumbing meekly in the Twenty20s and losing Shane Bond to the ICL. Now they are one game away from taking an unassailable 3-0 lead

Dimitri Mascarenhas pummelled Jeetan Patel for four consecutive sixes in an over, to set England on their way to a comfortable 32-run victory in the first Twenty20 at Auckland

Nasser Hussain, the former England captain, says the current squad needs to be mentally tougher if they want to improve in the Test arena

Andrew Miller provides the plays of the fifth and final day at Galle

Drop by drop, blade by blade, paving slab by paving slab, Galle's beleaguered stadium is getting itself ready for the biggest opening night of its nine-year international history

Andrew Miller provides the final plays of the day from the Colombo Test between England and Sri Lanka

Andrew Miller provides the plays of the day from the third day between Sri Lanka and England in Colombo

Andrew Miller provides the plays of the first day between Sri Lanka and England at Colombo