On this day in 2010, Paul Collingwood became the first England captain to lift a World Cup trophy as a 35-year barren run was ended in style.
Collingwood’s men had booked an ICC World Twenty20 final clash with old enemy Australia in Bridgetown with a seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the last four, but knew they would have to be at their best to go all the way as they headed for Barbados and the Kensington Oval.
