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'Nudger' rises from the Ashes

Paul Collingwood pulls in front of square, Australia v England, CB Series, 2nd final, Sydney, February 11, 2007

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"Yes, I'm tagged as a nudger and nurdler - a scamperer," says Paul Collingwood in conversation with the Sunday Telegraph's Steve James. "I'm not too worried if people are whacking it all over the place, I just get on with my job."

Also check out the Observer Sports Monthly where Matt Mason speaks to Collingwood and his elder brother Peter on how their relationship was defined and tested by sporting rivalry.

Peter: It's strange, we don't really talk cricket any more, even though I talk to my Dad about it all the time. We can both tell when Paul's getting twitchy at the crease and there's a chance he might get out. Later, I might say to him: 'You didn't need to hit that one.' But that's all.

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan is a former assistant editor at Cricinfo

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