Published Date: 10 August 2008 KEVIN Pietersen was at pains after Friday's play to acknowledge that tougher times were ahead as captain of England. It was not humility that led him to such a conclusion after two days of urgency and success at the Oval but the knowledge that the men who surround him can be among the most frustratingly inconsistent. He did not have long to wait for confirmation. The truncated play yesterday – there was only play in the first session and even that was shortened by rain – was typical of this current England group. South Africa were vulnerable. Still 85 behind and captain Graeme Smith already gone, LBW to the impressive Jimmy Anderson on Friday evening, they were somewhat less intense having celebrated long and hard since last Saturday's series-clinching victory at Edgbaston. Pride was still...
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