Paul Collingwood
Paul Collingwood
Paul David Collingwood MBEis an English cricketer. He was a regular member of the England Test side, and captain of the One Day Internationalteam. He is also captain of his county, Durham County Cricket Club. Collingwood is a batting all-rounder, whose batting combines natural strokeplay with great tenacity. He also bowls reliable medium pace. Described as a "natural athlete", he is also regarded as one of the finest fielders of his time; usually fielding at backward point or in the...
ProfessionCricket Player
Date of Birth26 May 1976
easy failed innings score second test total work wrong
It was easy to work out what went wrong in the second Test - we failed to score a big enough first innings total - and Anil Kumble had a big part to play in that.
relief
It's a big relief to get a hundred.
further good
It was a pretty good ball, I should've got further up.
beating best corner derby fans games kevin newcastle pouring rain remember singing top
The derby games are the best ones, ... I always remember beating them at St James' in 1999. It was pouring with rain and we were drenched but very, very happy. Kevin Phillips popped one in the top corner and we were singing 'Can we play you every week?' The Newcastle fans were fuming.
crucial hard variation wickets
The crucial thing with Kumble, even on wickets that don?t turn, is his variation in pace, which is very hard to read.
great waiting
A great relief. I have been waiting for that for a long time.