Soo koob maqaalka:  Kevin Pietersen ayaa soo wajahay guuldaro horraantii xilli ciyaareedkii ka dib markii laga saaray garoonka intii lagu jiray kulankii Surrey ee ka dhanka ahaa Jaamacadda Oxford dhaawac fudud. Pietersen ayaa laga saaray ciyaarta The Parks kadib markii lagu dhuftay gacantiisa xilli uu si dhow u ciyaarayay xilli ciyaareedkii labaad ee Oxford. Ciyaaryahanka Surrey ayaa hoos u jiifay daqiiqad ka hor inta uusan si taxaddar leh u dhaqaaqin oo uusan garoonka ka bixin. Isagu dib ugama soo noqon shaaha ka dib. Kevin Pietersen ayaa ku dhaawacmay garoonka isagoo u ciyaaraya Surrey oo ay Oxford MCCU la ciyaareen. Xiddiga hore ee xulka England ayaa rajeynaya inuu dib ugu soo laabto booskiisii kubbadda cagta isagoo ku soo laabanaya cricket-ka kubbadda cas. Pietersen wuxuu ku ciyaari jiray lugta uu ka soo booday Gareth Batty. Steve Leach oo ka tirsan kooxda Oxford ayaa dhaliyay kubada, waxayna ka soo baxday dhanka sare waxayna ku dhacday Pietersen. Physio Alex Tysoe ayaa daaweeyay Pietersen wuxuuna markii dambe sheegay inuu fiicanyahay, laakiin laacibka muranka dhaliyay ayaa lagula taliyay inuu seego kalfadhigii ugu dambeeyay. Pietersen wuxuu carrabka ku adkeeyay in maqnaanshihiisa hore aysan aheyn mid qasab ah, isagoo ku dhawaaqay: "MA lihi dhaawac! Ma aha war cusub! Waad ku mahadsan tahay Oxford laba maalmood oo cajiib ah... dad cajiib ah & xitaa qado fiican & shaah! X" Xiddigii hore ee England ayaa dib ugu soo laabtay Surrey si uu ugu ciyaaro cricketka horyaalka markii ugu horeysay muddo labo sano ah, isaga oo isku dayaya inuu dib ugu guuleysto booskiisii Imtixaanka England. Pietersen wuxuu dhaliyay 170 inningskii ugu horeeyay, markii ugu horeysay ee kubad casaan ah laga dhaliyo tan iyo sanadkii lasoo dhaafay ee Ashes 15 bilood ka hor. Surrey ayaa ciyaareysa kulan ka dhan ah Oxford, oo aan haysan heerka koowaad, ka hor inta aysan ciyaarin horyaalka horyaalka ee ay la ciyaari doonaan Glamorgan toddobaadka soo socda. Pietersen ma uusan kubbad ku dhicin wareega labaad maadaama Surrey ay dhistay hogaan weyn oo ah 531 dhibcood oo ka dhan ah ardayda dhigooda ah. Pietersen ayaa dhaliyay 170 rigoore oo cajiib ah kulankiisii ugu horeeyay ee kubada casaanka tan iyo musiibadii Ashes ee Australia. Ciyaaryahanka ayaa u muuqday mid qabow sida uu u saftay Surrey ka dhanka ah kooxda ardayda maalintii labaad.
Xiddiga reer England ayaa iska casilay ka dib markii uu gacanta ku dhuftay. Kevin Pietersen wuxuu u ciyaarayay Surrey kulankii Oxford MCCU. Ciyaaryahanka Gareth Batty ayaa dhaliyay goolkii ugu sareeyay wuxuuna ku dhuftay KP. Pietersen wuxuu kusoo laabtay Surrey si uu ugu dagaalamo booskiisa England.