Bangalore Royal Challengers v Kolkata Knight Riders - as it happened

Kevin, how do you explain your frankly terrible performances in the IPL? Photograph: Tom Shaw/Getty Images

Join Andy any second now for the start of play. Just as soon as he has finished watching live county championship cricket from Taunton on Sky 1.

Morning everyone. I'm gobsmacked that Sky are showing live championship cricket from my beloved Taunton, where the indefatigable Peter Trego is bowling to Dale Benkenstein. It's totally taken the wind out of my sails. I was full of enthusiasm for this IPL OBO a moment ago, but no more, I'd far rather be watching Sky. Yes really.

So Onions and Bresnan eh? Can anyone out there actually see either of them starting the first Ashes Test?

Over in the IPL on Setanta, the two worst teams in the tournament are tossing up in front of an all-but-entirely empty stadium. KP, looking a little grey around the temples, utters some platitudes from behind his sunglasses. Kolkata have won the toss and chosen to bat first.

What Kevin Pietersen has returned for his couple of hundred thousand quid so far: fo9ur defeats in five games as captain, 80 runs at an average of 16 per innings and three wickets at 20 apiece. Thanks