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KP leads from front

AFP, Leeds
Kevin Pietersen's golden start to the England captaincy continued as he hit 90 not out to set up a 20-run win in the first one-day international against South Africa at Headingley here on Friday.
Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff, who made 78 from 70 balls, hauled England up from 113-3 after 30 overs to 275-4 from 50 with a stand of 158 for the fourth wicket — a record for 50-over internationals on this ground.
And Pietersen's Midas touch returned in the South African innings when four bowling changes -- Steve Harmison (twice), Samit Patel and the captain himself -- produced wickets in their first
over as the tourists were all out for 255.
Pietersen ended with figures of 2-22 with his off-spin and Harmison 2-43 whilst Flintoff knocked over the tail.
Pietersen said: "The last time Andrew Flintoff batted like that with me was at Edgbaston against Australia in 2005. We gave him a new role at number five. The man is a superstar - -1 am fortunate to have a bloke like that who I can throw the ball to say 'knock over the stumps.'
"We asked a lot of the players but we won't be resting on our laurels. The team were brilliant --we started off well and built a good foundation.
'And this is the stage where Steve Harmison belongs. He should be playing in front of 30,000,40,000,50,000."
South African captain Graeme Smith added: "We know they can
hit the ball but if we get our execution right we should never be going for 98 in the last ten. There is a feeling in the dressing room we can do a lot better.
"We pride ourselves on being better than that. But England deserved their win -- they played with a lot more skill."
In contrast to England, South Africa set off at pace in pursui t of their target with Herschelle Gibbs and Graeme Smith taking the score to 50 before Pietersen called up Harmison for his first one-day international bowl for nearly two years.
SCOREBOARD
Scoreboard in the first one-day international between England and South Africa at Headingley on
ENGLAND
Bell c De Villiers b Kallis 35 Prior c De Villiers b Kallis 42 Shah c Philander b Botha 12 Pietersen notout 90
Flintoffb Steyn 78
Wright notout 2
Extras: (b-4,Jb-5,w-6,nb-l) 16
Tptal;(For4wktsin5.0overs), 275 Did not bat: Bopara, Patel, Broad, Anderson, Harmison.
Fall of wickets: 1 -77,2-86,3-113,4-217.
Bowler O M R W
Steyn 10 0 67 1
Ntini 9 0 38 0
Nel 10 1 53 0
Kallis 5 0 25 2
Botha 7 0 33 0
Philander 9 0 50 0
SOUTH AFRICA Gibbs b Patel 37
Smith ct Prior b Harmison 21 Kallis run out 52
De Villiers ct Bell b Pietersen 24 Duminy ct Prior b Harmison 18 Boucher st Prior b Pietersen 16 Botha ct sub (Bresnan) b Broad 26 Philander run out 23
Nel b Flintoff 10
Steyn notout 3
Ntini b Flintoff 2
Extras: (b-4.lb-8,w-10, nb-1) 23
Total: (All out in 49.4 overs) 255 Fall of wickets: 1-50, 2-93,3-142,4-149, 5-168, 6-207, 7-219, 8-245, 9-249,10-255.
Bowler O M R W
Broad 10 0 61 1
Anderson 3 0 18 0
Harmison 10 1 43 2
Flintoff 9.4 1 46 2
Bopara 2 0 11 0
Patel 10 0 42 1
Pietersen 5 0 22 2
Result: England won by 20 runs.
Man-of-the-match: Kevin Pietersen.
Umpires: Ian Gould (ENG) and SimonTaufel (AUS)