Crouch favourite for England start

Liverpool forward Peter Crouch is in pole position to partner Michael Owen for England against Austria next weekend in the enforced absence of Wayne Rooney through suspension.

Crouch favourite for England start

Liverpool forward Peter Crouch is in pole position to partner Michael Owen for England against Austria next weekend in the enforced absence of Wayne Rooney through suspension.

Rooney must sit out England’s next World Cup qualifying group tie after picking up his second booking of the campaign in Northern Ireland.

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