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Collingwood Retires from Test cricket

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  • 06-01-2011 12:00am
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    Beasty
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    Announced his retirement from Test Cricket before the start of play

    A fantastic servant to the England Test team

    He's staying around for ODI and T20

    Opens up the place for Morgan, and should push Bell up the order


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    #2
    d'Oracle
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    I'm a fan.
    He will be missed.


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    Dozen Wicked Words
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    I think he has timed it perfectly, apart from the run out incidents with New Zealand a couple of years ago, he seems to be a gent.


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    d'Oracle
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    I'm not sure that was a big of a poor reflection on him as was made out.

    It all seemed like a bad call made in the heat of the moment.


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    TheDrog
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    To be fair I think Colligwood has done well to last as long as he has. His place has been under threat repeatedly in the past but he always got a good score when you felt he was about to be dropped. One of the best fielders in the game although I felt he wasn't as good in the slips. England will miss his experience but I think there are better players, not just Eoin waiting in the wings


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    dfx-
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    With a biased hat on, Centurion and Cape Town :(

    With an unbiased hat...I didn't take to him at first, but ended as a fan

    I'm still not a big fan of pushing Bell up the order..part of his success is that he's not up the order


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