SKIP, SKIP HOORAY ... John Terry

JOHN TERRY says it will a "dream come true" to finally lead England into a major tournament.

Fabio Capello's men tonight booked their ticket to the Euro 2012 finals with a 2-2 draw in Montenegro.

Terry was stripped of the armband before last year's World Cup — only to win it back in March. And the Chelsea man revealed his pride at getting a second bite of the cherry.

He said: "That's been and gone, all forgotten about and I'm looking forward to leading England into a major tournament.

"It's a dream come true."

England only needed a point to qualify for the finals — and looked nailed on when Ashley Young and Darrent Bent fired the Three Lions into a two-goal lead.

Incredibly, they nearly blew it. Wayne Rooney saw red for a mad kick at Montenegro star Miodrag Dzudovic and the hosts went on to grab a dramatic last-gasp leveller.

Yet Terry added: "We're a litte bit disappointed — after being 2-0 up — to go on and draw the game.

"We're happy so to be through, though."

Rooney now faces a one-game ban, starting at the finals in Poland and Ukraine next summer.

But Terry said: "It's one of these things, they had a bit of a tussle. We're happy with it."