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
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.
saying talking
We were talking about it this morning, saying we're the new Surrey!
positives taking
We're two down, but are taking a lot of positives from these matches.
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If we can get a couple early on Friday and put them under pressure we're in with a good shout.
tough
Kumble is a world-class bowler. He is tough to play on any wicket.
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Kumble is a great bowler having taken close to 500 wickets. He is a difficult bowler to face on any wicket.
issue key played players rather
Humidity, rather than the sun, will be the key issue here. But we're professional players who have played around the world in different conditions.
last time
We were 3-1 down the last time and managed to take it to three-all.
caught defeats doom easy far india tour
It would be easy to get caught up with the defeats to India in the one-day series, but when you look back on the tour as a whole it is far from being all doom and gloom.
pitches scrap time
I like the pitches out here. You have to get yourself in and you have to scrap all the time for your runs, which I enjoy.
group rivalry structure sure year
The new group structure this year is sure to intensify the rivalry between teams.
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The last three batsmen did a fantastic job and played a big part to help me along. It wasn't easy to time your shots or penetrate the field.
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It's a major challenge but everybody is looking forward to it.
batting change hopefully
As long as I keep batting like that hopefully I can change people's minds.