First English player signed by Twenty20 Big Bash League
Published:Thursday | July 7, 2011 | 10:33 AM
All-rounder Paul Collingwood has become the first English player signed by
Australia's expanded Twenty20 Big Bash League after joining Perth Scorchers.
The 35-year-old Durham man led England to the World Twenty20 title in 2010.
He retired from Tests after England's Ashes success in January, remaining
available for limited-overs games, but was dropped during the World Cup and has
not played for England since March.
He also recently lost the England Twenty20 captaincy to Stuart Broad.
Collingwood, a right-handed batsman, right-arm medium pace bowler and an
outstanding fielder, is England's most-capped player in one-day internationals with 197 caps and Twenty20 internationals with 35.
He had knee surgery after returning from the World Cup, but was overlooked for
the current one-day series against Sri Lanka.