McClaren ‘thrilled’ with Dutch draw

ENGLAND boss Steve McClaren was thrilled by his team’s performance despite a late goal denying them victory over Holland in Amsterdam.

Wayne Rooney opened the scoring in the 37th minute, converting Joe Cole’s cross to bundle the ball home over the line from close range for his first goal for England for 12 months.

Despite looking comfortable in the second half, however, England conceded an equaliser in the 86th minute when a long throw into the box was headed on, falling to Rafael van der Vaart to score with a half volley.