Wayne Rooney is expected to travel with the England squad for the Euro 2012 qualifier against Switzerland. Photograph: Eddie Keogh/REUTERS Wayne Rooney must prove to Fabio Capello that he remains fully focused on leading the line for England in the Euro 2012 qualifier against Switzerland on Tuesday amid concerns that the striker may not be [...]

Jermain Defoe celebrates scoring a second against Bulgaria as England got off to a positive start in the Euro 2012 qualifiers. Photograph: Tony Marshall/EMPICS Sport The result may have had the ring of vigorous revival after indignities of the World Cup, but this was also an enjoyable muddle of a match. Fabio Capello has every [...]

Pakistani bowler Mohammad Amir is mobbed as he attends the Pakistan High Comission yesterday. Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images 10.32am: Hello from sunny Aigburth, writes Andy Wilson (who has switched games in readiness for his rugby league commitments later and has left the Chester-le-Street coverage baton with Simon Williams), where the Championship game between Lancashire and [...]