Paul Collingwood
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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
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.
batting change hopefully
As long as I keep batting like that hopefully I can change people's minds.
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.
relief
It's a big relief to get a hundred.
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.
further good
It was a pretty good ball, I should've got further up.