its never a glass half full is it, deary me come on people, we have pulled results out of these apparently not so good performances, England can still come good with a better team yet, lets look to be positive and I think its fair to say if a player like Cole errors he has the mentality and commitment to make it up, he has been one of Englands better servants over the years in general. A clean sheet would have looked solid but we still won by a few and its a good sign if you csn grind results like that when we dont look fully equipped just yet.

I would like to see J Cole get a game again soon he does a job on the left and maybe risk not playing the big holding player like Heskey up with Rooney for J Cole on the left, Walcott and S Wr philips subbing combo on the right and also involve Barry in a subbing rotation of the Gerrard Lampard saga either start him and then bring Lampard on for a stretch fresh if its not working with gerrard/barry mixing it up or Gerrard/Lampard start with Walcott making the runs in . There is enough to kill Belarus off surely even if they sound a physical organised side.

We arent ready for Owen till he shows real rejuvenation yet, i think others are more in form but wouldnt rule him out for sometime in the future.

Whats the views of sensible people on S Wr Philips on the left in J Coles absence?

I can't understand why Fredinand is the capitain when Gerrard is in the squad?

Whats the consensus on matthew upson..i thort he did ok but the times gave him 4/10 yet the mail 7/10 (joint highest). also for some reason think stevie G seems to get worse in an england shirt every match

I bet Cole is not injured much. They are scared of what reception he might get in Belarus as he is probably not liked anywhere anymore apart from Stamford Bridge. He is not much good anyway. Better off bringing Ray Wilson out of retirement because he was the best ever. I am not an Everton or Chelsea supporter by the way, I am neutral.

I agree with Rick Hudson - give me an honest tryer any day rather than a self-opiniated, lout who thinks he is above criticism and "mis-understood".

footymad all footballers are bum boys lol

Great result for England that Cole is apparently injured.

We don't need tossers like him in the England team.

Idle, arrogant, p***k. Good riddance.

Lescott will probably run his legs off so at least we'll get the commitment needed to wear the shirt!!!

There is always anguish and anxiety watching England play and the media pundits do not help either. Its the old adage 'England expects everyman to do his duty' (the loyal subjects we are) a' wunchful of bankers' morelike.

i think that they both are good players so it will be bad for england...
as for lescott...

England fans are total w*****s, never happy even if they play good, always moaning about somethin, it's about time you all realised you're not as good as you think you are and will never win anything for a long, long time!!!

preserve them for the league is what I say, at least until England are a squad worthy of the adoration.

yosef9636, ofcourse its true those chelsea guys gotta live up to their name bum boys pmsl

Let's face it, sticking 6 past Scotland does not mean they are any good. For goodness sake we are talking about Scotland here!!! Right. My local school team could stick 6 past Scotland, even today, never mind 3 years when Scotland were c r a p. They still are. The school could stick 6 past them, even leaving Scotland on the pitch still playing at the same time as the school kids took a break for orange juice and sandwiches.

Michael O, you totally prove that people on this message talk c r a p, and are full of it. Capello did not say Owen was left out because he is not playing 90 minutes every game and coming on as a sub. He very clearly said, and it is on this and other web sites all over the world, that Owen is playing in a team that is losing games, at the bottom of the Premier league etc etc, and that is no preparation for a player to come into the national team with as his confidence will not be at it's best. If he is right or wrong is not the issue. The issue is what he actually said, and that's what he said. That is completely different to what you said he said. Which proves that bias makes you hear what you want to hear and not what is actually said. And most messages on here are based on bias or stupidity. No facts or common sense applies

Is there such a thing as a "comfortable" England victory?

Judging by the @#$% the team are getting for only winning 5-1 I think not.....

Belarus is a dangerous country Cole and Terry will be glad that they are not included :-)

they stuck 6 past scotland because scotland were poor 3 years ago.

england will win this game, and should be a comfortable victory.

If only Lampard was injured as well, that would be all the wasters outt of the team.

I bet they both play for Chelsea at the weekend though!!!

Belarus should not be underestimated 3 yrs ago they stuck in six against Scotland.At the best England will come away with a draw.