He's happy with the way he feels, he's happy with the way he's throwing, so it's a major step forward for us.

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"He says he is happy at Kilmarnock and feels there is more development to come, " said manager Mixu Paatelainen.

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"He's been really good this week, he feels like he wants to get that score but we're very happy with what he's doing and he will come right, " Strauss said of 30-year-old Pietersen.

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He feels that I can progress even further than I am at the moment and I'm just happy that he thinks of me highly.

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