Pietersen's feat

Among all English batsmen, only Kevin Pietersen batted with authority in the Lord's Test on Sunday.

By top scoring in both innings, Pietersen joined the exclusive band of cricketers who have top scored in their debut Test.

Here-under is the complete list:

Batsman	Scores	Countries	Venue	Season	Result
EFS Tylcote	33 & 38	Eng v Aus	Melbourne	1882-83	Lost
H Moses	31 & 24	Aus v Eng	Sydney	1886-87	Lost
AB Tancred	29 & 29	SA v Eng	Port Elizabeth	1888-89	Lost
RA Duff	32 & 104	Aus v Eng	Melbourne	1901-02	Won
G Gunn	119 & 74	Eng v Aus	Sydney	1907-08	Lost
L Amarnath	38 & 118	Ind v Eng	Bombay Gym	1933-34	Lost
Dilawar Hussain	59 & 57	Ind v Eng	Calcutta	1933-34	Drawn
AW Greig	57 & 62	Eng v Aus	Manchester	1972	Won
LK Germon	48 & 41	NZ v Ind	Bangalore	1995-96	Lost
Moh'd Ashraful	26 & 114	BD v SL	Colombo SSC	2001-02	Lost
KP Pietersen	57 & 64*	Eng v Aus	Lord's	2005	Lost

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Source: REUTERS
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