as long as rooney gets the right sort of pies he will be just fine  seriously i dont think he is over rated. he has got talent but he seems to be a bit on or off. when he is good he is very good.

FIFA corrupt! Who would have thunk it 

When Blatter does eventually step down I can see some major criminal charges sticking to a number of FIFA officials...including Blatter himself. But whilst he remains they seem untouchable.

Disgrace to the world game that we have dodgy crooks in charge of it, but Blatter will get his comeuppance one day I am sure

Interesting line up for this evening. Shame Raheem isn't starting.

Has he named the side then?

Heskey's playing, what a legend 

Well if he plays Milner as RB, as has been reported, then that is a serious indictment of Johnson.

Foster; Milner, Smalling, Jones, Shaw; Lampard, Wilshere; The Ox, Barkley, Rooney; Lambert.

So why is he starting with Rooney , I just dont get it

Presumably on the basis that Rooney didn't show up the other night.

I loved the banner in the crowd:

"British by birth - English by the grace of God"

best play long ball then keep plenty in defence.

Ox has been our best player

what a strike from Lambert

2-1

Someone tell what Rooney brings to England

Best defensive record when qualifying I believe

It won't be after the WC - not when we don't have a holding midfield player to screen the back four. Unless you count Gerrard, I suppose.

It will be because we have qualified

meanwhile what a great strike to bring it back level 2-2

Valencia is a dick, what was he at