Source: Daily_Mail
Robot? No, Tottenham Hotspur striker Peter Crouch is an England goal machine
Victory dance: Hot shot Crouch performs 'The Robot' in 2006[LNB]He may be best known for that robotic goal celebration and for being England's tallest-ever international at 6ft 7in, but there is far more substance to Peter Crouch's Three Lions career...[LNB]Crouch's brace against Egypt took his England goal record to 20 in 37 internationals. He's been on the winning side on 24 occasions.Of his 37 caps, only 17 have been starts, two of which came in the opening games of the 2006 World Cup finals in Germany.England have won 12 of the previous 13 matches in which Crouch has scored. Their only defeat when he found the net was 3-2 at home to Croatia in the infamous Euro 2008 qualifier in November 2007.He has now scored six goals in his past five England appearances. However, it took him more than a year to earn his first start under Fabio Capello against Ukraine last April. He scored in a 2-1 win.Crouch has one hat-trick in an England shirt against Jamaica in a summer friendly at Old Trafford just prior to the 2006 World Cup. Double tops: Crouch scores his second against Egypt[LNB]His 19th and 20th England goals came almost four years to the day after his first a strike against Uruguay at Old Trafford on March 1, 2006.However, before Crouch gets too excited about his World Cup chances, he must find a way of winning a place in the starting line-up at Tottenham, where Russian misfit-turned-hitman Roman Pavlyuchenko has leaped above him in the pecking order. Pavlyuchenko has scored six in his last four Spurs appearances. Crouch at the double but has he done enough to be a World Cup starter?England 3 Egypt 1: Crouch stakes his claim, but Capello still has problemsMARTIN SAMUEL: Terry wins over the England fans as nobody does it betterEngland player ratings: the problem positions in Capello's starting XI Explore more:People:Peter Crouch, Roman PavlyuchenkoPlaces:Jamaica, Croatia, United Kingdom, Germany, Egypt
