Paul Collingwood has lamented England's bad luck in the second Test against India.
As England stare defeat in the face at Trent Bridge, Paul Collingwood has lamented their bad luck in the second npower Test against India.
Despite captain Michael Vaughan scoring a textbook 17th Test century, England eventually collapsed from 287-4 to 355 all out.
With England's final seven wickets therefore going for just 68 runs, India, who ended the day 10 without loss in their second innings, now need just 63 runs to go 1-0 up in the series.
"It was unfortunate that the last session didn't quite go our way," Collingwood told Sky Sports 1.
"We've done a lot of good things in this game and unfortunately we've not really had our reward.
"Give a lot of credit to their bowlers, they put the ball in some great areas and made it very tricky for us."
Vaughan's innings had arguably placed the match back in the balance but, having made a magnificent 124, he ultimately became one of Zaheer Khan's five victims.
And there was an element of misfortune about the dismissal, with the ball hitting Vaughan's thigh pad before rolling towards the stumps with just enough momentum to dislodge the bails.
When asked about Vaughan's innings, Collingwood, who made 63 in England's second innings, added: "He was exceptional.
"We needed an innings like that, and it's a shame a bit of bad luck ended a great partnership there.
"He was digging us out of a big hole but unfortunately he had a bit of bad luck. Those things happen in cricket.
"He was fantastic, he made it look very easy out there."
