Collingwood the unlikely Test hero for England

PAUL COLLINGWOOD made partial amends for a costly error by becoming England’s unlikely candidate to halt Pakistan’s record-breaking march towards a major lead in the third Test yesterday.

The Durham all-rounder missed a regulation catch at third slip on the previous day at Headingley which allowed Mohammad Yousuf to escape on five and enabled him to score 192 in a record-breaking stand with Younis Khan.

But Collingwood repaid his debt by contributing to two of the three wickets to fall in a 10-ball spell shortly before tea yesterday, resulting in Pakistan being dismissed for 538 to claim a slender 23-run lead and by the close of the third day England had reached three without loss.