Summary Pietersen is scheduled to play for England in the second of its T20 series against New Zealand.
LONDON (AP) - After three months out with a knee injury, Kevin Pietersen is finally back on the cricket pitch as he looks to prove his fitness ahead of the Ashes series.
The South African-born batsman was selected by Surrey for its four-day English County Championship match against Yorkshire at Headingley starting on Thursday, his first competitive appearance since flying home early from England s tour of New Zealand in March with a right knee problem.
If he comes through the game, Pietersen is scheduled to play for England in the second of its two-match Twenty20 series against New Zealand on Thursday, and then also in an Ashes warmup match against Essex before the first test at Trent Bridge starting on July 10.
