MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Kevin Pietersen defiantly struck a mature century but England were staring down the barrel at 294 for seven at stumps on the third day of the third Ashes test on Saturday, still 233 adrift on first innings.
Pietersen became England’s all-time highest run-scorer in all formats of the game on his way to a perfectly balanced 113 at Old Trafford, combining aggression against hapless off-spinner Nathan Lyon with watchful caution against the pacemen.
He was dismissed lbw by left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Starc, although after a
