Rooney brace fires England

WAYNE ROONEY hit the goal trail once more as England took a significant stride towards Euro 2012 with an impressive 3-0 win over Bulgaria in Sofia last night.

The hosts had no answer to a three-goal first-half salvo that means four points from their final two games will book England a ticket to next summer’s finals in Poland and Ukraine.

And Rooney will approach Tuesday’s Wembley meeting with Wales in fine fettle, grabbing a brace after Gary Cahill’s well-taken opener to end a barren run that had brought him just one goal in his previous 15 appearances prior to kick-off.