Pietersen cleared to play in South Africa

Thursday 09 September 2010 05:46 EDT

Pietersen responded to being dropped in the best possible way when he scored a century on his return to County Cricket (GETTY IMAGES)

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Cricket South Africa has approved a request from the Dolphins for Kevin Pietersen to play two games for his former team next month.

The South African-born England batsman will play for the Durban-based Dolphins in two four-day games in the domestic SuperSport Series in a bid to regain his form ahead of the Ashes series in Australia.

He will play against the Warriors from October 7-10 and against the Titans from October 14-17.

Pietersen made his first-class debut for the Dolphins, then known as Natal, in 1997 before pursuing a career in England. He qualified to play for England in 2004.

Pietersen was dropped from England's Twenty20 and one-day teams last week and hasn't scored an international century in 18 months.

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