Collingwood out for England

Paul Collingwood had to sit out today's NatWest Series match between England and Pakistan at the Brit Oval due to a virus.

Collingwood's place was taken by all-rounder Luke Wright as England set their sights on the victory which would clinch the one-day international series 3-0 with two to play.

Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi won his third successive toss and unsurprisingly chose to bat first in sunny conditions.

All-rounder Abdul Razzaq has recovered from a back problem and replaced pace bowler Mohammad Irfan, who did not impress Afridi with his catching and fielding in Sunday's defeat at Headingley.

Should England win again today, they will complete a clean sweep of series successes for the summer - an achievement they have not previously managed in the Twenty20 era.