Battle: Italy defender Leonardo Bonucci wins the header against Danny Welbeck

For a while after that, it was England who dominated, and there were chances for both Rooney and Welbeck, too. It was absorbing stuff — fast, exciting, end to end.

The sight of Italy pumping balls towards Mario Balotelli must have encouraged Hodgson. Until, that is, they started to find their range and Terry and Lescott had to make some first-class challenges to stop the Manchester City striker from scoring.

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