Collingwood Could Do with Help From the Slogfest Experts ; England's Defeat Shows Selectors Have Made a Big Mistake by Leaving Side Short of Specialists at Twenty20 Game. By David Lloyd

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ENGLAND will come under pressure to pick a squad specifically for the Twenty20 World Cup even if they manage to square their mini- series against the West Indies by winning at The Oval tonight.

The first major international tournament for cricket's new slogfest is three months away but this evening's game, weather permitting, offers a last chance for Paul Collingwood and his team to get to grips with it in a competitive situation before the action begins in South Africa.

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Collingwood Could Do with Help From the Slogfest Experts ; England's Defeat Shows Selectors Have Made a Big Mistake by Leaving Side Short of Specialists at Twenty20 Game. By David Lloyd

Brilliantly though Collingwood played at The Oval yesterday evening while scoring 80, England were fortunate to lose act one of a Twenty20 double header by as few as 15 runs. West Indies batted more ...

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