Kevin Peterson, his former county home crowd with a fine 85 off dampened spirits in the north of England, reached 195-4 to 184 opponents.
Pietersen's return to top form as England showed more signs of Top 11 in Sri Lanka's first innings - a three day leadership emerged from the rain hit.
Host to start the day before a shaky start to shift their own rejection of Sri Lanka to work quickly.While both Andrew Strauss and Kevin Pietersen and Alastair Cook cheaply Jonathan Trott, who hit a milestone of 55 contributions steadied the ship before rain caused the long delay in the afternoon.However, the shift captain Strauss, who was once again dismissed from Chanaka Welegedara started with another disappointment.
Only 4.4 overs remained when rain in the afternoon session as Pietersen and Cook in the middle interfere with the firm, taking courses for the England recovery.
Tea was just as amazing as the weather to clear, with rain then fell shortly after the start of play seemed to delay in recovery.When the action finally got underway to 5.20pm, followed by Mark Patterson and Cook 50 is only the fourth England batsman just before half-centuries in six consecutive trials - with a score to be raced.
22 balls left-handed opener fell to the third paceman, at first slip three overs before Tharanga Paranavitana sideline.
After the hosts were reduced to 14-2 Trott Suranga Lakmal swiping at a wide delivery and was caught behind for four.
England, despite the difficult circumstances, Patterson began to rely on the third ball of string just before sending a left-arm spinner Rangana Herath had to face before lunch, hit a straight four.
Kevin Pietersen said that he was disappointed over a century out on top of the third Test against Sri Lanka's "excellent" was called after three innings on day.
"To have gone back to basics and hit the ball straight and kept penetrating the opposite stumps, and playing in three or four areas, for me was brilliant.
"If you'd said to me this morning 85 and to play the way I played, the hundreds will come - and a lot of them, I hope." "Actually it wasn't frustrating at all. To play the way I've played today has given me a lot of happiness," Pietersen said.
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