England's seven-wicket win over Australia in Barbados ended the country's run of 35 years without a major ICC trophy, and was made possible by an exciting new brand of attacking cricket which was entirely at odds with the diffident displays England have shown in previous limited- overs campaigns. But the focus now returns to Test Cricket, with the series against Bangladesh looming next week, and with that in mind, Collingwood was very happy to relinquish leadership the.
"Format is obviously our captain Andrew Strauss in the one-day format and in the Test," Collingwood told reporters at Gatwick Airport. "This was my job Solely as Twenty20 captain, to go out and win the World Cup, which is exactly what we've done. There's no pressure on him coming back in.
"He's a fantastic leader, and a lot of this kind of success we've had over the last few weeks can go down to a lot of the values he and Andy Flower have installed in us over the past year. The team ethic has certainly helped the team gel together and become a strong unit. "
With his imminent return to the ranks, Collingwood was able to reflect with satisfaction on his moment of glory. "We went over there to win a World Cup and that we achieved," he told Radio 5 Live. "It's a massive achievement. We've not had a monkey on backs having won in ICC trophy and put that right. Win It's right up there with last year's Ashes.
"We had a team with plenty of and a team with plenty of skill. The brand of cricket we played was exciting, and we really took it to the opposition. Really what it was about consistent performances right the way through and we built on that momentum right the way through to final. "
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