Cricket: Pietersen happy to do it his way.

ENGLAND batsman Kevin Pietersen has admitted he "didn't actually" stick to the plan which was sent out to him while he was at the crease trying to marshal the tailend-ers through the final throes of their first innings in Perth today.

The Hampshire star top-scored with 70 in a total of 215 all out but got out trying to attack, batting with number 10 Steve Harmison in the Third Ashes Test.

During his innings, Pietersen was sent instructions from off the field but said he felt it was difficult to follow them.

"There was a message sent out. I didn't actually adhere to what was sent out," said the mercurial middle-order batsman. Pietersen denied he ignored the advice from the dressing room.

"I agreed with it but I was the batsman out there and I had to put something in place which would benefit the team," he said.

"I played to the situation and how I was playing. My plan A was to rotate the strike and my second plan was to be more positive and then rotate the strike. It went well for half-an-hour and then I messed it up."

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