Fabio Capello experiments with Jermain Defoe alongside Wayne Rooney in England attack to face Egypt

03 March 2010 18:30
Jermain Defoe is set to start alongside Wayne Rooney in an experimental England attack to face Egypt tonight.[LNB]Diminutive Tottenham Hotspur striker Defoe, who has scored 16 Premier League goals in 26 appearances this season, gets the nod from Fabio Capello for the run out at Wembley.[LNB] Jermain gets the nod: Defoe (centre) will start alongside Rooney (left)[LNB]The England manager has broken with the trend of playing a 'big man' alongside Rooney, overlooking West Ham's Carlton Cole, Spurs' Peter Crouch and Aston Villa's Emile Heskey for the last XI he will name before picking a preliminary squad to go to South Africa.[LNB]Follow the match live with Sportsmail - kick-off 8pm.[LNB] Rio offers Moore: Ferdinand vows to lead England by example at World CupEngland eighth in FIFA rankings ahead of Argentina as Spain hold top spot'World's best' Rooney can fire England to glory in South Africa, lauds GerrardCapello gets tough with England: Play it my way, says disciplinarian [LNB]  

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