Paul Collingwood

After turning likely defeat into a comfortable win in their last LV= County Championship match at Worcester, Durham brought about another transformation at home to Somerset.

"It was obviously pretty prehistoric in terms of the way they went about things. You could see that in the results they got." Paul Collingwood's verdict on England's performance in the World Cup might just be the most apt epitaph yet.

Paul Collingwood, on his 39th birthday, added to a long list of match-shaping performances with a 31st first-class century as Durham closed in on a victory which would take them to the top of Division One

Paul Collingwood, the veteran former England allrounder who has already declared his ambition to coach at the highest level when he retires from playing, says that only "a ridiculous offer" would interest in him the current England vacancy

Paul Collingwood hit his 20th first-class century for Durham to help them take control on the second day of the County Championship match with Somerset at Taunton

Paul Collingwood induced a dramatic Somerset batting collapse at Taunton with only the second five-wicket haul of his career

It says something for the current state of affairs when the captain of Scotland feels obliged to talk down his side's chances of beating England. But there is a look in Preston Mommsen's eyes that tells you, in private, he is not talking down Scotland's c

England "don't look as if they will get out of the group stage" at this World Cup, according to Paul Collingwood

Scotland will go to the 2015 World Cup with England's leading ODI run-scorer in their camp, after Paul Collingwood agreed to rejoin their coaching staff

Durham and Warwickshire, who both just squeezed into the knockout stages, lock horns to decide the final piece of major silverware for the 2014 season

Centuries by Scott Borthwick and Paul Collingwood helped Durham to 362 for 8 at Chester-le-Street after an opening-day washout

This match turned into relegation scrap on the third day with small advances from both sides. Fluent batting was at a premium as a significant canopy of cloud encouraged the Middlesex bowlers.

After Scott Borthwick had been dispatched around the SCG by Australia's gung-ho batsmen England realised they did not have a spinning sensation on their hands. Not that day anyway

Is this the day that the balance in the title race tipped decisively in Yorkshire's favour? The instinctive answer is probably yes after Paul Collingwood's century left Notts struggling for victory

Yorkshire will rue their elimination from the Royal London Cup, comfortably beaten by Durham despite home advantage in this quarter final

The lure of perfecting his cover drive has Paul Collingwood persuaded to delay retirement and sign a new, one-year contract with Durham at the age of 38

A stand of 116 in 18 overs between Paul Collingwood and Keaton Jennings carried Durham to a five-wicket home win against Surrey in their final Royal London Cup group game

Phil Mustard scored an impressive half-century and Graham Onions produced a treble-wicket maiden over as Durham condemned Glamorgan to a third straight Royal London Cup in a low-scoring game

Jonathan Trott's century for Warwickshire failed to dampen the 150th anniversary celebrations in Gosforth as Durham claimed victory