On a testrun in an alley across from the office, the vehicle lurches forward to a slow trot as engineers nervously walk alongside it in case the gyroscopes fail and the cycle tips.
Having achieved his run landmark in only his 60th Test, Pietersen gave a catch to extra cover off Shakib's slow left-arm and the pressure increased in the next over when Paul Collingwood was trapped lbw on the crease by Hossain.