KP TAKES A BLOW TO THE BODY DURING SYDNEY NET SESSION

WATCH: Ex-England star is in Australia commentating on the Ashes series

Sometimes, karma can be a right pain.

Kevin Pietersen experienced just that on Wednesday after taking a blow to the body during a net session Down Under.

The former England international padded up at the Sydney Cricket Academy to have a hit but before he had played himself in he was treated to a snorting bouncer which rose sharply and clattered him around the chin.

It was a similar delivery to that bowled by Mitchell Starc at the Gabba last week, which caught Joe Root flush on the grill.

Pietersen too sustained no lasting damage, apart perhaps a bump to his pride.

It's barely 48 hours, after all, since the ex-England captain laid into the current national side for the way they coped with the short ball during the first Ashes Test.

Mark me out of 10 for this shot...?
OUCH! pic.twitter.com/4q8teTJaNE

— KP (@KP24) November 29, 2017

"The top order, nobody seemed to be able to play the short ball well, if you want to score runs in Australia you’ve got to play the short ball," he said during a punditry stint on BT Sport.

Still, KP was a destructive back-foot player during the prime of his career and he was soon into his rhythm in the nets, pulling out the same old shots which helped him to more than 8,000 Test runs and 23 centuries.

And there's little chance that getting clobbered round the chops once is going to stop him sharing the forthright views which have made him a prominent commentator during the Ashes series to date.

Besides, Pietersen quickly saw the funny side, posting the moment he was struck to Twitter with the caption: "Mark me out of 10 for this shot...? OUCH!"

And this once I got in...? pic.twitter.com/mpD2cHTSx4

— KP (@KP24) November 29, 2017

The expansive shots started to flow...! Flamingo shot deluxe! 😘 pic.twitter.com/ICSHFKZS5e

— KP (@KP24) November 29, 2017

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