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Moores stands up for Colly
Coach Peter Moores has given his total backing to under-fire England one-day captain Paul Collingwood.
Collingwood is about to start a four-match suspension due to England's slow over-rate in the fourth ODI against New Zealand, while he also came in for criticism over the run-out of Grant Elliott during the same game.
However, Moores said: "I don't think it's damaged his captaincy.
"I think the fact he was then prepared to walk into their dressing room straight away and say 'listen fellas, I'm sorry, I don't think I got it right' says something for him.
"It takes quite a big bloke to do that. It was an incident which was unfortunate, in the heat of the battle he did it and the judgement call was it was legit.
"When someone gets picked for England, you pick them because they're made of the right stuff and they uphold the game. Paul has done that.
"We've watched him play a lot for England and we have admired his determination, his grit and the way he goes about his cricket.
"I back him because things happen in sport which you don't plan for and that is one of those things and sometimes one of the keys is what happens afterwards."
