Collingwood Wins Fitness Battle
Cricket: Paul Collingwood will skipper England today after shrugging off a stomach complaint.
Paul Collingwood has passed himself fit and ready to lead out England in today's fourth match of the one-day series against India after shrugging off a stomach complaint.
The England captain Collingwood was declared a doubt for the day-night encounter at Old Trafford after after failing to train yesterday due to illness, putting all-rounder Andrew Flintoff on stand-by to take charge of the side. But he recovered overnight and will lead England for the seventh time since succeeding Michael Vaughan earlier this summer.
England will make a late check on the fitness of Flintoff, who missed Monday's victory at Edgbaston with a knee problem, and Dimitri Mascarenhas, after he sustained a hand injury.
The England captain Collingwood was declared a doubt for the day-night encounter at Old Trafford after after failing to train yesterday due to illness, putting all-rounder Andrew Flintoff on stand-by to take charge of the side. But he recovered overnight and will lead England for the seventh time since succeeding Michael Vaughan earlier this summer.
England will make a late check on the fitness of Flintoff, who missed Monday's victory at Edgbaston with a knee problem, and Dimitri Mascarenhas, after he sustained a hand injury.
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