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The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
• Everything goes right in all-rounder's record ODI appearance • Unbeaten century, two wickets and a stunning catch Paul Collingwood described it as a "perfect day" here as he marked his record 171st ODI appearance for England with a man-of-the-match-winning performance as England beat South Africa by seven wickets with 24 deliveries to spare. Collingwood, who passed Alec Stewart's...
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BBC News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Paul Collingwood says he is proud to score an unbeaten century on the day he became England's most capped one-day international player.
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BBC News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Jonathan Trott hits 87, but Paul Collingwood stars with a superb all-round performance including an unbeaten century as England take a lead in the one-day series against South Africa.
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
South Africa v England, abandoned England's first one-day international against South Africa was washed out at the Wanderers today without a single ball being bowled. Following heavy rain overnight and throughout the day in Johannesburg, a final decision came after a scheduled inspection by the umpires at 5pm local time (3pm GMT). The second match is scheduled to take place at Centurion on Sunday...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
• Side strain rules England spinner Swann out of opening ODIs • Uncapped Tredwell joins squad hit hard by injuries The England spinner Graeme Swann has been ruled out of the first two one-day internationals against South Africa with a side strain. James Tredwell has been called up as cover and he will join the squad today, the England and Wales Cricket Board has confirmed. Tredwell is uncapped...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
• All-rounder set to win 171st cap on Friday • 'Who would have thought it?' he asks Paul Collingwood will become England's most capped one-day international player on Friday against South Africa in Johannesburg. Eight years after making his debut, against Pakistan in June 2001, Collingwood will make the 171st appearance that will erase the name of Alec Stewart beside that record. He is still...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
• Injury-hit tourists struggle to a morale-boosting victory • 'I was disappointed not to make three figures' says Trott South Africa did their best to make England feel at home here yesterday. Potchefstroom, cold and almost deserted, might have been Leicester in April. England, though, failed to respond to this show of hospitality. In their last warm-up match before the tour gets more serious,...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
• England consider calling up extra bowling cover • Collingwood, Anderson and Swann all carrying injuries England may struggle to raise a side to face South Africa A tomorrow after the all-rounder Stuart Broad was ruled out with a shoulder injury. Broad, 23, has had injections in his right shoulder in an attempt to make the first one-day international on Friday but will not feature in Potchefstroom....
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
• Paul Collingwood will sit out second Twenty20 against South Africa • Alastair Cook to captain England in Centurion Paul Collingwood has been ruled out England's second Twenty20 international against South Africa today with a back injury, leaving Alastair Cook to captain the team in his absence. The Durham player woke up with the problem yesterday after leading his side to victory in the...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
England should not panic after their defeat on Tuesday, though the split captaincy is a cause for concern The first thing I would want to say to the England team now is don't panic. They may have been bowled out for just 89 by South Africa A in their warm-up match but previously they had played well, with convincing wins against two sound teams. As poor as the performance was, their defeat on Tuesday...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
• Paul Collingwood again takes charge of tourists • South Africa's captain lands first blow of phoney war Graeme Smith, the South Africa captain, has landed the first telling blow during England's tour of his country by questioning his opposite number Andrew Strauss's decision not to play himself in the two Twenty20 games this weekend. The tour proper starts here tomorrow night, with the...
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Cricinfo (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Paul Collingwood has played down England's growing injury list ahead of the first Twenty20 international on Friday
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
• Key batsman should return to action next week • Graeme Swann says the team is playing with freedom England begin their international programme in South Africa here with one interested viewer turning on his television 250 miles away in Johannesburg. While Kevin Pietersen settles into his hotel in the Johannesburg suburb of Sandton, England will be taking the field in Bloemfontein against...
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BBC News (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
All-rounder Paul Collingwood has urged England to be bold in their upcoming one-day series in South Africa.
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English all rounder Andrew Flintoff has declared to retire from Test cricket at the end of this Ashes summer. But he still expects to play Twenty20 and ODI cricket. He is just intended to be fit for the second Test against Australia in the npower Ashes. Flintoff has missed 25 tests of last 48 Tests of England due to his injury and even suffering for uncertainty and fitness scare on the eve of the Lord's