News conference: Paul Collingwood

By Paul Collingwood England all-rounder

In cricketing terms it's probably been the ultimate week with victory in the fourth npower Test and then reaching the Friends Provident Trophy final at Lord's after an amazing semi-final.

Both matches were won at the Riverside and to get a Test hundred on my home ground was a great moment in my cricketing career.

Collingwood celebrates his century at the Riverside

It was a really fitting way to end what was an excellent series for us.

It was disappointing for Durham with all the rain over the first two days but for us to be able to push hard enough to get a result was a fantastic effort and proves we are playing some excellent cricket.

We were under pressure at times but we turned it around, changed the momentum of the game and went on to win it, which was an amazing achievement.

I don't think we've ever had rain as heavy as we had leading into a Test so the groundstaff produced an excellent effort to prepare a wicket like that.

On Monday, we all found out that Michael Vaughan was standing down as one-day captain.

It was a decision he has thought about for a long time and he thinks it was the best decision for the England team. It shows he's not a selfish person because he didn't want the role for his own sake.

It's great to be talked about as the next one-day captain. Hopefully, I'll get the nod on Friday but there are obviously some strong candidates.

Whoever gets the job, I'd like to think we can improve on our performances of the last few years. We've never really been a great one-day side so hopefully we can kick-start that now.

Kevin Pietersen withdrew from the captaincy race on Thursday

It's probably not right to say what type of style I would take if I were to become the captain - I've had so little experience I don't know - but you have to learn the ropes as you go along and really only find out once you're in the job.

There are a lot of people I could talk to for advice and Michael, as the most successful England captain, would be one of those if I were to get the job.

I don't see having two England captains as being a problem whatsoever as long as both captains are pointing in the same direction. Obviously there will be two different captains on the field but there should only be one direction off it.

Who knows if it could lead to the Test captaincy later in my career - at the moment this is all speculation and I am just waiting for a call either way.

Being captain would add to the pressure a player is under but hopefully it doesn't hurt your form - hopefully it goes the other way and inspires you.

I've not had much captaincy experience. I jokingly said the other day that I've done a bit with Durham Under-13s!

In 2005 I captained three four-day games and a few one-dayers but I've not got as much experience as I would like. If I got the role I would have to learn very quickly.

You usually get a phone call the night before or in the morning so I'm keeping my phone on all day!

Paul Collingwood was confirmed as one-day captain at 1130 BST on Friday.