Both Andy Strauss and Sven Koening edged behind to Jack Russell off James Averis as Middlesex got off to a shaky start.

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Weston shared a second wicket stand of 148 with Owais Shah after skipper Andy Strauss had fallen to the second ball of the day.

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England coach Andy Flower echoed Strauss' view that Pietersen, who averages more than 40 in one-day internationals yet has managed only one half century in his last 23 innings in the middle order, might be reinvigorated by the switch.

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"I've had no involvement (in the appointment of a new coach) whatsoever, apart from my thoughts on how things went with Andy Flower, " said Strauss.

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But he insisted that Panesar, who was accompanied to the hearing by captain Andrew Strauss, coach Andy Flower and team manager Phil Neale, was not entitled to similar leniency.

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Strauss does not agree with comments made by England coach Andy Flower that the series had been "devalued".

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"One of Strauss's biggest tasks, along with stand-in with coach Andy Flower, is to unify the dressing room, " he said.

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