NO 1
5min: What England need is a confident start, with the experienced players imposing themselves on their opponents. But not quite like this: David Beckham needlessly fouls Milan Rapaic on the right. Never a wise idea to give away silly free kicks . . .
NO 2
37min: Dado Prso threatens to make it 2-0 and the future Rangers striker almost becomes an instant hero in Scotland when he is allowed to cut in from the right and fire away a sharp shot through Sol Campbell’s legs
NO 3
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45min: Half-time joy is tempered by the sudden realisation that the game is mirroring the 3-2 defeat to Romania in Euro 2000, when England went behind, scored twice shortly before the break yet still lost. Now there is Wayne Rooney, though . . .
NO 4
73min: Igor Tudor is allowed to power in a header from a free kick to make it 3-2 and set the nerves jangling again, barely a minute after the boy wonder was removed. Is this the effect that substituting Wayne Rooney has on the team?