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
positives taking
We're two down, but are taking a lot of positives from these matches.
saying talking
We were talking about it this morning, saying we're the new Surrey!
couple early friday good pressure
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.
bowler close difficult face great taken
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.
easy fantastic help job last played shots three time
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.
challenge everybody forward looking major
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.
applied belief dressing far gave great hundred hurdle kick knew relief room score waiting
It was a great relief for me as well as everyone else in the dressing room when I got there. I've been waiting for that a long time. I got over a little hurdle when I made that first big score in Pakistan. That gave me the belief to kick on and I knew that my first hundred wouldn't be far away, as long as I applied myself as I did there.