Kevin Pietersen hit 110 off 94 balls as England demolished Haryana's attack to pile up a massive 408-3 on the 1st day of the practice match.
Pietersen hit 110 off 94 balls as the tourists feasted on Haryana's weak bowling attack to pile up a massive 408-3 on the opening day of the four-day match in Ahmedabad.
The South African-born star warmed up for the first Test in the same city from November 15 with 16 boundaries and three sixes before retiring to give other players an outing at the crease.
Pietersen was a last-minute addition to the tour squad after making peace with the England management over a text message row that forced his exile from the team in August.
Skipper Alastair Cook followed his 119 in the tour opener in Mumbai with 97, putting on 166 for the first wicket with Nick Compton.
Compton, grandson of former England batsman Denis Compton, almost certainly ensured himself a Test debut in Ahmedabad with a bright knock of 74 that was studded with nine fours and a six.
Ian Bell chipped in with an unbeaten 57 to end a profitable day for the tourists, who are aiming to win their first Test series in India since 1985.
Leg-spinner Amit Mishra, the only international in Haryana's team, finished with two for 50 from 11 overs.
England took the field without injured pace bowlers Stuart Broad and Steven Finn, and frontline spinner Graeme Swann, who flew home on Wednesday to attend to his sick baby daughter.
Finn suffered a thigh strain in the tour opener and Broad bruised his left heel in the second practice match, but scans did not reveal any serious injury for either player.
Both Swann and Broad are expected to feature in the first Test, but Finn remains a doubtful starter.
Paceman Stuart Meaker, who was flown in as a precautionary stand-by, was picked for the Haryana game alongside seamers Graham Onions and Tim Bresnan.
Compton, who played 111 dot balls during his stay at the crease, hit nine boundaries and a six in his 144 ball-innings.
The fall of Compton brought Pietersen to the wicket. He began with a boundary, a flick to the mid-wicket off Amit Vashisht before hitting two more crisp boundaries of spinners.
At tea, Trott was unbeaten on 45 off 76 balls with seven boundaries and Pietersen had settled well, reaching 18 off 22 balls with three boundaries.
Trott fell leg before wicket to Mishra, his second scalp, immediately after the tea-break for 46, which brought Ian Bell to the middle. Bell also started aggressively and hit a six of Mishra before hitting another four and a six of the leggie.
Bell and Pietersen attacked the Haryana bowlers relentlessly and England reached their 300 in the 69th over. Pietersen retired out to allow Samit Patel spend some time on the wicket and get acclimatised to the playing conditions.
When play ended, Patel had hit two boundaries in his 11-run unbeaten knock while Bell had batted his way to a half-century.
Brief scores:
England 1st innings: 408-3 (Alastair Cook 97, Nick Compton 74, Kevin Pietersen 110 retired out, Ian Bell 57 not out, Amit Mishra 2-50)
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