Collingwood: Mistakes are costing us

Sethu Maathavan September 11, 2009

"We definitely should have won both games," Paul Collingwood said. "We can't beat about the bush.

"We didn't take advantage of the position we were in. In both games, we have bowled pretty well but we must be honest with ourselves. We're getting ourselves into winning positions and not taking them.

"That's up to the top six batters to put in the performances and at the moment we're not.

"If you could put your finger on why, we'd have done a lot better.

"I wouldn't say all the batters are out of form or anything like that - we're just making mistakes at crucial times out in the middle."

"That's an area that myself and Owais must sort out together - the calling between the wickets," Collingwood said.

"It's an important area of the game, sneaking singles, pushing for twos and things like that.

"It's something you can't really practise, you must gain an understanding. "Whoever you are batting with, you gauge singles on how quick both of you are.

"It's not a case of I'm quicker than him and that's the reason we're getting run out. It's about communication more than anything."