Kevin Pietersen has announced plans to begin his season with Surrey against Oxford MCCU in The Parks.
He intends to turn out against Oxford in a three-day match starting on Sunday April 12.
Pietersen, hoping to press for an England recall through weight of runs in the LV= County Championship, signed a new contract with Surrey last month.
The 34-year-old was given fresh hope of a return to Test cricket, after his sacking last year, when incoming England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Colin Graves hinted in a broadcast interview that it was a possibility.
The record-breaking batsman is therefore expected to feature in his first championship match since 2013, against Glamorgan on April 19.
Pietersen said: "I think I am going to be playing at Oxford, just to get some overs in my legs."
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