'Pie-chucker' Yuvraj wants the last laugh

Cheeky Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh gleefully hit back at England captain Kevin Pietersen here today and guaranteed a lively end to the Test series.

"Relax, the pie-chucker is here," joked Yuvraj when he walked into tonight's media conference - a direct reference to Pietersen's dismissive comment about his left-arm spin bowling 24 hours earlier. But then he gently cranked up the pressure on the visitors' best player ahead of tomorrow's final day of the series.

"I know he hates (facing) my bowling. I'm happy with that," said Yuvraj, who insists he has dismissed Pietersen on five occasions during his career - three times during a previous one-day international series, once last month and again in the First Test of this series.

England face the possibility of a backs-to-the-wall struggle to save the Second Test, and avoid adding a 2-0 defeat to their 5-0 drubbing in the one-dayers. India finished 285 runs ahead today at 134 for four and Pietersen's men could be put under pressure for 50 or 60 overs tomorrow.

But, whatever the situation when Pietersen walks out to bat. he can expect to come up against Yuvraj's ugly but often effective bowling. The left-armer was introduced immediately Pietersen arrived at the crease yesterday and he almost dismissed him again before England's star player went on to complete a brilliant century.

Pietersen followed up with his "pie-chucker" claim to try to make out Yuvraj did not worry him.

"I'm told it meant a useless kind of a bowler," said Yuvraj. "It shows that KP hates getting out to me. Well getting out to a useless bowler five times is quite useless batting I would say!