Paul Collingwood, England's middle order batsmen has been struggling, since the first test match. Paul Collingwood plays a vital role in England's fragile middle order and with the absence of kevin peterson in the line up, he needs to stand up and take the responsibility, which he has failed to do. Apart from the match saving innings of 74 in the second innings of the first match and a 64 in the first innings, Collingwood has been struggling for form in the middle. He once again failed to make an impression at oval, getting out after making a scratchy 24 to Peter Siddle. Collinwood was caught at Gully by Hussey, Australia bowled with a plan to Collingwood targeting his offside. He looked scratchy and out of sorts from the start of his innings and was poking his bat at anything offside.After England won the toss and elected to bat first on a flat and dry pitch and the top order making a decent platform, this was Collingwood's best time to get back to some sort of form, but he failed to grab the opportunity. Collingwood needs to work on his footwork and concentration to get himself out of this trouble. With Collingwood out and England at 176-3, pressure is on Trott, to make an impression in his first ashes appearance.
Collingwoods scores in Ashes 2009:
Test 1: 64 & 74
Test 2: 16 & 54
Test 3: 13
Test 4: 0 & 4
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