The day didn’t begin as badly as I might have feared it would. With Graeme Smith flying and Jacques Kallis just beginning at the close last night, it didn’t look good.Smith only added 21 to his overnight score before he went caught at deep backward-square for 183 by Paul Collingwood off a short Graham Onions ball. While Jacques Kallis made 46 before going out, it could have been a...
England’s ICC World Twenty20 gets underway against the hosts West Indies tomorrow, and there is the usual hope and anticipation that with a fresh squad England might just, just be able to do something. Doubt it though.Paul Collingwood (c)Captain Paul Collingwood is definitely a useful player to have in a T20 side. He isn’t the most explosive or highest scorer, but he can add vital runs...
The suspense is over as the touring party for the Ashes series in Australia has been announced. The squad so selected is more or less on expected lines, though there would always be a debate over the selection or non selection of a few fringe players.The squad Andrew Strauss (capt), Alastair Cook, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood, Ian Bell, Eoin Morgan, Matt Prior, St...
England Captain, Andrew Strauss, steered his team to a winning start with an unbeatable 120 runs in Perth against Western Australia. His maiden century stand was supported by Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood and Ian Bell, with whom he knocked out the remaining runs. Englands bowlers got stuck in also as they ripped through [...]
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