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world cup qualifying

England will start the game against Belarus with the unusual strike partnership of Peter Crouch and Gabriel Agbonlahor as Fabio Capello switches to ‘plan b’ following the injuries to England regulars Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard.

Spurs’ Crouch has appeared for England on 34 occasions scoring 16 goals for the team, while Aston Villa’s Agbonlahor has so far only appeared twice for the national side although he has also played at Under 21 level for England.

The Aston Villa striker was called into the squad following injuries to the first choice strikers Emile Heskey, Carlton Cole and most recently Darren Bent.

Fabio Capello will make the most of the opportunity by changing the style of football that England have generally stuck to under his brief reign, he said;

“We need to play other styles, style A, B, C.  We played always more or less the same style in all the games we’ve played. Sometimes, during the friendly games, we’ve changed it. But we need to practise other styles. I want to see some players in different positions.

When I decide the squad, I decide always different styles that I can play with it with the players who will be with me. Why wouldn’t they have that capacity?”

So be prepared for a very different England performance tonight.