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Colly: We are confident
05 January 2007
Wednesday's 61-run defeat at a sodden Edgbaston left the campaign all square at 1-1 going into the third and final encounter.
"We are a young side and Saturday is going to be a great experience for them. We are confident," said Collingwood. "It is a final in effect - we will get mentally prepared for that and it will put everyone in that squad in good stead for the future."
Despite winning the toss in favourable bowling conditions, England could not prise out Shivnarine Chanderpaul - who has passed 50 in all seven innings during the Test and one-day international series - during a superbly-paced contribution of 116 not out.
It was the cornerstone of 278 for five, mushrooming as it did out of a brilliant alliance of 175 for the third wicket with Marlon Samuels (77).
"We have theories as to how we might get him out," added Collingwood. "They don't always work.
"We just need a little bit of luck sometimes as well; he has played and missed a little bit but generally I think he has been the one player in their side who has been so hard to get out.
"Hopefully come Saturday, we can have that little bit of luck or a magic ball which gets him out early."
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