England are winning a Test in Bangladesh, although across the border in India they may not have noticed because the third year of IPL Twenty20 has begun. It began only began after a highly publicised countdown.

Paul Collingwood scored 145 before Graeme Swann picked up three wickets to ensure England continued to dominate the first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong.

Paul Collingwood abandoned the England one-day captaincy because he found it so tiring that it was putting his international future at risk. But responsibility can be hard to cast aside entirely and, as well as the onerous role of Twenty20 captain, he has now also been confirmed as Alastair Cook's vice-captain in Bangladesh.

Paul Collingwood had never seen Craig Kieswetter bat until his match-winning innings in Abu Dhabi, but he made such an instant impression that England's Twenty20 captain was moved today to compare him to England's great South Africa-born batsmen of the past.

Cape Town: England batsman Paul Collingwood looks set to start the third Test against South Africa at Newlands on Sunday, according to captain Andrew Strauss.

PAUL Collingwood, scored a century, took two wickets and held a superb catch as England gained a comfortable seven-wicket win over South Africa in the second one-international.

Centurion: Paul Collingwood, making a record 171st one-day appearance for England, took two wickets and held a superb catch as South Africa were restricted to 250 for nine in the second one-day international at SuperSport Park here on Sunday.

England open their tour of South Africa today with a record against their hosts that has both sides scratching their heads.

The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) ahve revealed that England all-rounder Paul Collingwood will not play in the Champions League because of a grade two tear of a muscle in his buttock.

Johannesburg: England all-rounder Paul Collingwood has quashed rumours that he is past his best after an average performance in the 2009 Ashes and the NatWest Series against Australia, and said that he was enjoying the best phase of his career.