Collingwood eyes England recovery

Second Test, Antigua: West Indies v England Dates: 13-17 February Start time: 1400 GMT Venue: Sir Viv Richards Stadium Coverage: Listen to Test Match Special on BBC Radio 4LW, 5 Live Sports Extra, the Red Button and BBC Sport website. Text commentary on BBC Sport website. Also live on Sky Sports. Collingwood only managed 16 and 1 in his two innings during the first Test Paul Collingwood says England's innings defeat in the first test against the West Indies can be the "catalyst" to drive them on to level the series. England face the Windies in Antigua on Friday following last week's hammering. And the all-rounder told BBC Radio 5 Live: "Over the past year or so we haven't made the scores and hit our goals as much as we would have liked. "But when something like that happens it can be the catalyst to drive you on to bigger and better things." The heavy defeat in Jamaica has left England following a familiar path in their recent Test match history. Just under a year ago they overturned a first-Test defeat against New Zealand, after a similarly poor performance, to win the series and they have not won the opening match in their previous 14 series. And while Collingwood admitted England's poor showing is something "that has not happened over night", he insisted that the humiliating defeat was now behind the team. "You've got to be honest with yourselves, be realistic about the situation you're in as a team and hopefully move on and put those bigger performances in," added Collingwood. "We can all hold our hands up and say that what happened the other day wasn't good enough. But you've got to put that behind you, put it to the back of your mind and when that situation comes around again it's crucial that we get through it. "You can do as much talking as you want, you can do as much good preparation as you want, but it's doing it in the middle and performing - that's where you get confidence from." The Durham player also pinpointed the ill-fated Stanford Super Series last year as being the start of England's poor form, but said it is something all the players are keen to be involved with again. "A lot was written about the Stanford week," he said. "Obviously from a results point of view that was probably the start of our losing streak. "But it was an exciting week, something completely different to what we've ever experienced. "Certainly, from the players point of view, we want to play in it again."