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| | Scotsman.com Sport - Crouch and Gerrard see laboured England through |
 | | WAYNE Rooney finally made his belated and much-touted appearance at the World Cup last night but he was, unsurprisingly, overshadowed by team-mates Peter Crouch and Steven Gerrard, whose late goals against Trinidad and Tobago secured England a place in the last 16. |
 | | Crouch was cocking the right leg as the ball approached, but when he swung, he embarrassed himself with an outlandish slice that took the ball almost out to the corner flag. |
 | | But, much too frequently, Crouch became a focal point, giving team-mates such as Beckham, Gerrard and Frank Lampard an excuse to send long balls in his direction, rather than trying to create disarray in the opposition with slick movement of legs and the ball. |
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