AFTER England v Portugal in Gelsenkirchen on Saturday, our delayed late-night rail connection via Essen back to base camp in Heidelberg was doing a passable impression of the Marie Celeste until we pulled into Frankfurt station at about 3.20am.

Ulrika Jonsson joined in the slating of England coach Sven Goran Erikkson today – and could not resist a dig at her former lover and his girlfriend.