Ravi Bopara on the upcoming summer of cricket for England

Paul Collingwood has been appointed as England captain for the World Twenty20 tournament next month. The 32-year-old quit the one-day captaincy role last August, the same day Michael Vaughan said he was stepping down from the Test leadership, citing concerns it was affecting his form. His short limited-overs reign was dogged by controversy, with Collingwood upholding an appeal for a run-out against New Zealand after a mid-pitch collision and then being banned for a slow over rate last summer. England were also outclassed by their opponents in the inaugural 2007 competition, both in terms of tactics and ability. But with Test and one-day international captain Andrew Strauss not considered to be suited to the shorter game, the selectors were forced to look elsewhere. Leading players Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff have both had difficult spells in charge, so Collingwood was the most obvious choice as the other established player in the preliminary 30-man party guaranteed to hold down a place in the XI. England Twenty20: Paul Collingwood (captain), James Anderson, Ravi Bopara, Stuart Broad, Andrew Flintoff, James Foster, Robert Key, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Eoin Morgan, Graham Napier, Kevin Pietersen, Owais Shah, Ryan Sidebottom, Graeme Swann, Luke Wright.

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ITN | May 1, 2009

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