Collingwoods century on second day

Paul Collingwood answered his critics by hitting a maiden test century as he lead a brilliant fight back by England Team in the company of Hoggard,Harmison and Panesar as the last three wickets yielded more than 149 runs.

England began the day on a good note as the Hoggard and Collingwood pair added added 21 runs to the overnight total of 246 before Hoggard was sent back by Sreesanth.

Then came the tall English batsman who his also known for his ability to play shots in addition to his bowling capabilities as both Collingwood and Harmison counter attacked the Indian Bowlers to take the score well past the 300 mark.

When Harmison was out for 39 runs with the score reading 327 runs it seemed certain that England would be all for less than 350 runs but then the unexpected happened as Panesar and Collingwood revived the England with a 66 run partnership which also helped Collingwood to reach his maiden test century in six matches.

In the end it was a relatively safe total for England and once again Indians let the opposition of hook as England was 246/7 at one stage.