Gloves are off for the Ashes as Pietersen says he's 'fighting fit' ; It's just what the Aussies didn't want to hear as England's star batsman insists that he's winning his fitness battle to be ready for the start of the five-Test series. [Edition 2]

Evening Standard - London › June 26, 2009

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KEVIN PIETERSEN believes his Achilles injury is almost completely healed and warned the Australians to expect him in top condition for the first Ashes Test in Cardiff. With the series opener only 12 days away, England supporters were anxious about the fitness of their team's best batsman, who admitted he was only at "70 per cent" during the World Twenty20 because of the injury.

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Gloves are off for the Ashes as Pietersen says he's 'fighting fit' ; It's just what the Aussies didn't want to hear as England's star batsman insists that he's winning his fitness battle to be ready for the start of the five-Test series. [Edition 2]

But KP dashed any lingering hopes the Aussies may have had that he would miss the showdown at the SWALEC Stadium by claiming he has made huge strides since England were knocked out of the World Twenty20...

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