Andrew Flintoff, who seemed determined not to get in a hitting contest with Pietersen, went in the next over when he missed a loose push at Lasith Malinga.
And they're not the type of team you want to get in a horse contest with.
Jack Oliver, the deputy chairman of the Republican National Committee, responded: "We're not going to get in a mudslinging contest.
Konta threatened to get back in the contest in the fifth game but again her racquet let her down from the baseline, a netted backhand gifting Kerber a 4-1 lead.
With his side needing a bit of magic to get back in the contest, he put in an inch-perfect chip which landed on the chest of winger Shaun Kenny-Dowall for one of the tries of the year.
The teachers unions have good reason to get involved in the contest: Colorado spends $2,700 less per pupil than the national average, according to the Colorado Education Association.
The Czech's unforced-error count passed 30 for the match midway through the set but his potent first serve kept things ticking over as the 17,000 spectators struggled to get engaged in the contest.
Safarova had a chance to get back in the contest with a break point in game five but she could only find the net as she went for too much on a second-serve return.
Hull's last chance to get back in the contest disappeared when loose forward Joe Westerman lost grip of the ball in a promising position 20 metres from the Leeds line.
If Muguruza was going to get back in the contest, she had to do it then, after an hour and 18 minutes of relentless struggle.
