Paul Collingwood

I am in the unusual position of having the week off after being rested for three one-day internationals.When it was put to be that I was going to be rested, part of me was disappointed because you always want to play for your country, especially against Australia.However, you need to...More

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It's pretty simple to know what is missing from the England one-day team at the moment - we are not batting as well as we can and should.We are getting ourselves in and not going on to make big scores. For some reason we haven't executed the bigger shots very...More

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It was hugely frustrating to have our Twenty20 international against Australia abandoned last night. There was a big thunderstorm in the afternoon and the main area of concern was the run-up at the Brian Statham end at Old Trafford. The umpires made a brave decision calling it off early, and I think it was a good...More

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The one-day international against Ireland in Belfast is best described as an exercise in banana skin avoidance, and we just about managed it with a narrow win.I have played against Ireland quite a few times and they are a well-drilled unit. They have shown in both the 50-over and Twenty20...More

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Winning the Ashes is the best feeling in cricket.At the moment I'm sitting in the dressing room with my team-mates, our families, our mums and dads. We've got the music on and are having a few beers, and it's absolutely fantastic. This is what it's all about, it's the reason you...More

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I don't think there is any doubt this is the biggest match of my career.It is a simple equation - if we win the fifth Test at the Oval, we win the Ashes. The stage is set and it's very exciting.It is a high pressure situation, but it is the...More

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We have got to be very honest about where things went wrong at Headingley and where we go from here.The performance in the fourth Test was extremely disappointing; we played terribly.You can make all the excuses you want about injuries, or getting woken up at 5am by a fire alarm,...More

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Our fans have given Ricky Ponting a bit of stick all series and if he is hoping for an easier ride in the fourth Ashes Test, he is going to the wrong ground! Like Edgbaston, Headingley is one of the livelier grounds and I'm sure the Western Terrace will be in full voice when Ricky...More

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It was frustrating not to win the third Test at Edgbaston, but when you consider how much time was lost, it was always going to be a tough ask. The groundsmen deserve a lot of credit for allowing so much play, but it would have been an amazing result to force victory in...More

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