England v Trinidad & Tobago - Half-Time

England have dominated much of the first half of this game, with Carragher getting a lot of the ball, more than abily standing in for the crocked Neville. However, 62% of possession and 13 shots on target have still now enabled England to score a goal. There have been some terrible misses, like Crouch's on 44 minutes when he volley's well wide instead of taking control of the ball and placing his shot.

TNT end the half by giving England a scare by going close to openning the scoring. Thankfully, John Terry was on hand to clear from the goal-line.

Better stuff still in hope for from England, who may choose to introduce Rooney at little sooner than expected.

An ominous statistic is that England have failed to score in the second half of their last eight World Cup games!

Second Half:

• 56 mins: Another yellow card Trinidad (that's 5 now), you've got to wonder if this really the right kind of game that you want to bring Rooney back into.
  
  
• 58 mins: Well the Swede's run out of ideas and has given into pressure by replacing Owen (who just missed a guilt-edged header) with Shrek.
  
  More perplexing though is that Jamie Carragher has been replaced by Aaron Lennon - I guess the Swede does have ideas...just bad ones!
  
  
• 64 mins: Lampard becomes the first Englishman to enter the book, recieving a yellow for a tackle from behind on Sancho.
  
  
• 70 mins: Another shot, this time by Beckham, which takes England's tally to 17, with their possession increasing to 65%. Still they have nothing to show for it and have just twenty minutes left (plus stoppage-time) to avoid a humilliating result.
  
  
• 75 mins: Sven makes his final substitution taking off Joe Cole and replacing him with Steward Downing.
  
  
• 80 mins: Ten minutes left and Sven is really being caught out for what he is - we'll be well shot of him after this World Cup - just die coaching decisions.
  
  
• 81 mins: Shouts of "Ole!" from the crowd as the ball is being played around with great one-touch football....by TNT!
  
  Do we have to wait until after we are out to fire a coach!?
  
  
• 83 mins: GOAL! (England 1 - TNT 0) Crouch saves Sven's hide by netting off a cross from Captain Beckham. That strike doubles the amount of goals scored in the whole of Group B!
  
  The goal will go someway to releiving the fans, but don't expect them to be happy after 90+ minutes!
  
  
• 90+1 mins: GOAL! (England 2 - TNT 0) Gerrrard joins his Liverpool team mate on the scoring sheet with a fantastic left-footed shot into the upper-left corner giveing Shaka Hislop no chance!
  
  
• FULL-TIME: That's full-time and England have made it into the next round by the skins of their teeth. the 2-0 goal-line is barely respectable with both goals coming in the last 7 minutes. Still at least they suceed where Sweden failed.