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    Paul Collingwood

    Paul Collingwood

  • We need to keep the momentum going

    Third time lucky for us as far as making the semi-finals in the ICC World Twenty20 goes. I don't know whether it’s the spirit of the Caribbean, but our entry into the semi-finals has not come with the usual pressure of expectations. We are all just <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2010/05/12/we-need-to-keep-the-momentum-going/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Gambhir was exceptional

    The win against Chennai was extremely satisfying as it was timely and got us closer to our initial goal of making the semifinals for the third straight year. We now gear up for our all important game against the Deccan Chargers, who must also be feeling r <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2010/04/17/gambhir-was-exceptional/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Heat will be a factor

    It's good to be back at home base Delhi after a rather tough outing in Kolkata. Not only was it disappointing to lose the game, it also left me a bit under the weather. Kolkata's humidity meant that I lost a lot of body fluids, but a couple of tablets and <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2010/04/10/heat-will-be-a-factor/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Vettori played an important role

    Three successive wins at home has given us good momentum as we get into our game in Kolkata. The only danger when that happens is that we might relax a little. We have to guard against that and also try and adapt to different pitch and overhead conditions <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2010/04/06/vettori-played-an-important-role/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • It’s important to play to your strengths

    It's not usual for a 33-year-old to feel nervous, but I did have a few butterflies when I went out to make my IPL debut, against Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday. It was spectacular to walk into a ground with thousands of Indian fans cheering for you. I am <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2010/03/30/its-important-to-play-to-your-strengths/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • There are no real favourites in IPL

    The last fortnight has proved that there are no real favourites in the IPL because every team has the ability and the players to beat any other side. For example, Rajasthan Royals beat an in-form Deccan Chargers the other night to take significant strides <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2010/03/28/there-are-no-real-favourites-in-ipl/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • T20 is all about critical moments

    Thanks to the telecast of the Indian Premier League games in Bangladesh, I have caught most of the games played by Delhi Daredevils. It was great to see them getting off to a good start, with two straight wins, but the three successive losses thereafter h <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2010/03/24/t20-is-all-about-critical-moments/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Rest will do me good

    I am in the unusual position of having the week off after being rested for three one-day internationals. When it was put to be that I was going to be rested, part of me was disappointed because you always want to play for your country, especially aga <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2009/09/15/rest-will-do-me-good/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • England need hard slog

    It's pretty simple to know what is missing from the England one-day team at the moment - we are not batting as well as we can and should. We are getting ourselves in and not going on to make big scores. For some reason we haven't executed the bigger <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2009/09/11/england-need-hard-slog/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Old Trafford was dangerous

    It was hugely frustrating to have our Twenty20 international against Australia abandoned last night. There was a big thunderstorm in the afternoon and the main area of concern was the run-up at the Brian Statham end at Old Trafford. The umpires <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2009/09/03/old-trafford-was-dangerous/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • No logic to Ireland trip

    The one-day international against Ireland in Belfast is best described as an exercise in banana skin avoidance, and we just about managed it with a narrow win. I have played against Ireland quite a few times and they are a well-drilled unit. They hav <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2009/08/30/no-logic-to-ireland-trip/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • This is why we play cricket

    Winning the Ashes is the best feeling in cricket. At the moment I'm sitting in the dressing room with my team-mates, our families, our mums and dads. We've got the music on and are having a few beers, and it's absolutely fantastic.  This is <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2009/08/24/this-is-why-we-play-cricket/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Biggest Test of my life

    I don't think there is any doubt this is the biggest match of my career. It is a simple equation - if we win the fifth Test at the Oval, we win the Ashes. The stage is set and it's very exciting. It is a high pressure situation, but it is the ki <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2009/08/18/biggest-test-of-my-life/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • No excuses needed, just hard work

    We have got to be very honest about where things went wrong at Headingley and where we go from here. The performance in the fourth Test was extremely disappointing; we played terribly. You can make all the excuses you want about injuries, or get <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2009/08/10/no-excuses-needed-just-hard-work/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Give Ricky a rocky ride

    Our fans have given Ricky Ponting a bit of stick all series and if he is hoping for an easier ride in the fourth Ashes Test, he is going to the wrong ground! Like Edgbaston, Headingley is one of the livelier grounds and I'm sure the Western Terrace w <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2009/08/10/give-ricky-a-rocky-ride/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • England still in driving seat

    It was frustrating not to win the third Test at Edgbaston, but when you consider how much time was lost, it was always going to be a tough ask. The groundsmen deserve a lot of credit for allowing so much play, but it would have been an amazing result <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2009/08/10/england-still-in-driving-seat/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Ready for Edgbaston roar

    I can't wait to walk out on the field at Edgbaston for the third Test. The atmosphere is absolutely brilliant; the best I have ever experienced in cricket. It is the closest thing you will get to a football crowd, the noise is tremendous. They really <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2009/07/31/ready-for-edgbaston-roar/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Bell the man to replace KP

    It is devastating news for Kevin Pietersen that he is going to miss the rest of the Ashes. He has been trying to play through the pain and manage his Achilles injury, but it has just got worse and worse. From a team point of view, he's a massive <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2009/07/27/bell-the-man-to-replace-kp/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Freddie’s fairytale

    It feels brilliant to beat Australia at Lord's for the first time in 75 years. We all knew the stats and the history, but there was a real sense of belief that we could win. Freddie Flintoff was magnificent today. It was real fairytale stuff, an <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2009/07/21/freddies-fairytale/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Flintoff news a huge shock

    We turned up to training as usual this morning, did all the normal things and then the coach said: 'Freddie wants to say a few words.' That's when we found out that Andrew Flintoff is retiring from Tests at the end of the Ashes. It came as a huge sur <a href="http://healthout-dr.bagmane.corp.yahoo.com/yahoocricketcolumns/2009/07/16/flintoff-news-a-huge-shock/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>