Collingwood desperate for return to winning ways

Paul Collingwood is determined that England put their Ashes nightmare behind them as they prepare for another packed summer of internationals against India and, in a week-and-a-half, West Indies.

"Our Test form in the last four or five years has been good," Collingwood told BBC Five Live's Sportsweek on Sunday. "Obviously the 5-0 defeat to the Aussies was a huge disappointment but in general the form has been good and we want to get back to those winning ways."

England haven't won a Test since last summer when they beat Pakistan 3-0. Then, as now, Michael Vaughan was injured with Andrew Strauss replacing him at the helm.

"It's bad timing again," Collingwood said. "I feel so sorry for Michael after so much hard work getting fit with his knee, then he gets a bit of bad luck.

"It would have been ideal for Peter Moores to start with Vaughany but that sort of thing happens in sport. Straussy is the favourite [to deputise]; he's done it before last year against Pakistan in place of Andrew Flintoff."

And for the first time in eight years, England has a new coach in Peter Moores. "I haven't come across him too much." Collingwood said, "but we met up at Loughborough last Monday. I thought he spoke very well, is well prepared, very confident and very ambitious which is important."

England face the West Indies for the first Test of the summer at Lord's on May 17.