English strikers on song

The much-criticised England frontline having been proving doubters wrong for their clubs in the last few weeks. Wayne Rooney has finally hit goal-scoring form with 4 goals in his last 3 games, Michael Owen has hit 4 in 4 for Newcastle and Jermain Defoe has scored a fantastic 8 in 8 since moving to Portsmouth. Add to that Peter Crouch both getting on the scoresheet and producing a fine display against Arsenal this weekend, and there are clear signs that, although we have a lack of depth up front for England, at least the tried-and-tested still know where the back of the net is.

Now we just need Mr Capello to start playing more than one of them at a time…