Collingwood said Australia's bowlers were the world's best as he played down the hype ahead of England's four-test series with ahead of England's four-test series with Pakistan starting at Trent Bridge on Thursday. Pakistan starting at Trent Bridge on Thursday."I think they (Pakistan's bowlers) have got a ot of
talent but to say they are the number one pace
attack in the world is probably over the mark," he told reporters at England's training base at Loughborough University on Tuesday."They have played in conditions recently where it (the ball) has done a fair bit. Australia for me are still a very, very strong bowling attack,
They have got skill and we need to be
careful but I think we can handle whatever they but I think we can handle whatever they throw at us."When India came over (in 2007) and used the Dukes ball they probably surprised us at that time with the amount of swing they were getting, so they (Pakistan) are going to pose similar questions. Hopefully, we are better prepared this time round"We don't want to go overboard that these guys are the best thing since sliced bread, or Wasim Akram. We have seen that they have got a lot of skill but if we can get through those periods where it can be really tricky, we can get on top of them." They are the kind of words that will either come back to haunt Collingwood or show him to be a perceptive voice.
