Collingwood: England's nearly man
When Paul Collingwood started out on his England career eight summers ago, nobody, least of all himself, would have entertained the thought that he would become England's most capped one-day cricketer
Kanishkaa Balachandran
25-Feb-2013
When Paul Collingwood started out on his England career eight summers ago, nobody, least of all himself, would have entertained the thought that he would become England's most capped one-day cricketer. He is one player who seems to make a living out of defying critics, pulling out something special whenever the odds are stacked against him, writes Stephen Brenkley in the Independent on Sunday.
For an hour or so on Friday night Paul Collingwood was a prince of the batting arts. He danced two paces down the pitch and flicked a six over mid-wicket as if he was Sachin Tendulkar. Warmed up, he produced a cover drive for four that could have been struck by Ricky Ponting, and pulled another six which Sanath Jayasuriya might have equalled but not surpassed.
Kanishkaa Balachandran is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo