Paul Collingwood was named England captain for a second time Friday and will lead the side in next month's Twenty20 World Cup after a personal request from coach Andy Flower.

The 32-year-old batsman quit the one-day captaincy role last August, citing concerns that it was affecting his form.

"It might be seen as selfish to have given up the captaincy to concentrate on other areas of my game but all I wanted to do since I was a kid was play at the highest level for England and that meant I had to," Collingwood said yesterday.

Great opportunity

"This is an opportunity where I will be captaining for three weeks in a World Cup and that kind of opportunity doesn't come around every day," he added.

England open the tournament at Lord's against the Netherlands on June 5. The final is on June 21.

Andrew Flintoff was also picked in the 15-player squad despite undergoing surgery on his right knee earlier this week after returning from a stint playing in the Indian Premier League.

Twenty20 World Cup squad: Paul Collingwood (captain), James Anderson, Ravi Bopara, Stuart Broad, Andrew Flintoff, James Foster, Robert Key, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Eoin Morgan, Graham Napier, Kevin Pietersen, Owais Shah, Ryan Sidebottom, Graeme Swann, Luke Wright.

One-day squad to face West Indies: Andrew Strauss (captain), James Anderson, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Paul Collingwood, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Eoin Morgan, Kevin Pietersen, Matt Prior, Owais Shah, Ryan Sidebottom, Graeme Swann.