Collingwood toasts England's win

Captain Paul Collingwood toasted England's complete performance in their do-or-die match against Pakistan in the World Twenty20.

Collingwood's team responded to their shock loss to minnows Holland by thrashing the Pakistanis by 48 runs at The Oval, to book their place in the Super Eights stage of the tournament.

"I am still convinced Friday night was meant to happen and what we needed to do we went out and did here," said Collingwood. "We got it 100% right."

Kevin Pietersen passed a fitness test on his troublesome Achilles to crash 58 while Luke Wright's rapid 34 off just 16 deliveries set the platform for a challenging score of 185 for five.

Three wickets inside the powerplay period then averted any chance of Younus Khan's team eliminating England from their own competition.

"That performance is what we needed," he added. "We showed a lot of character.

"Friday was a massive blow to us, so it was fair to say we were under quite a lot of pressure to put in a performance like that.

"From ball one we proved how much we wanted it and had them under pressure.

"People put their hands up and all 11 can be very proud of themselves.

"They showed how brave they are as blokes. And I am now more excited than I was before the Netherlands game."