Pietersen struck three fours and a single before falling to all-rounder Jacques Kallis as England crumbled in Leeds.
However, he has vowed to stick to his all-out attack policy and says a safety-first attitude would not suit his game.
Pietersen told The Sun: "After nearly being out first ball I got down Kallis's end. And I know his first ball is always a loosener and it was a wide half-volley and I drove it for four, then I played at the next which angled in and then nipped away.
"It was a beautiful ball and I tried to withdraw the bat but I nicked it. It was disappointing but what am I supposed to do, block the half-volleys?
"I play how I play. I love batting. I love entertaining. Some days I come off and some days I don't. But I like to think that so far I've come off.
"I kicked myself with the way I got out at Headingley but I was happy with the way I played. People read too much into it."



