:00:40. > :00:45.World Cup and England got their campaign underway as they faced
:00:46. > :01:14.Italy. Your match commentators are Philip Neville and Guy Mowbray. The
:01:15. > :01:23.Italians are led by a Andrea Pirlo. Raheem Sterling are a big -- is the
:01:24. > :01:25.biggest inclusion. He is to play behind Daniel Sturridge with support
:01:26. > :01:28.from Danny Welbeck and Wayne behind Daniel Sturridge with support
:01:29. > :01:30.from Danny Welbeck and Rooney on the left. Five Liverpool players on the
:01:31. > :01:53.team. The referee is from the Netherlands.
:01:54. > :02:14.He has been highly praised for his handling of the Champions League
:02:15. > :02:21.final. Italy have been hit by the absence of Gianluigi Buffon who
:02:22. > :02:28.sprained his ankle in training. In comes Salvatore Sirigu for his ninth
:02:29. > :02:40.cap. Another injury to Mattia De Sciglio names Giorgio Chiellini will
:02:41. > :02:49.move in. Then there is Mario Balotelli. Roy Hodgson's second
:02:50. > :02:56.World Cup in charge of a national team, the heat similar to when he
:02:57. > :03:04.led Switzerland in the USA in 1994. Matter far we, the heat is always on
:03:05. > :03:22.the head coaches of Italy and England -- metaphorically. All sat
:03:23. > :03:35.them, for the start of the World Cup for England and Italy. -- set.
:03:36. > :03:45.Engler's training camp in Miami brought more testing conditions than
:03:46. > :03:49.this. -- England. Whatever the weather, as Steven Gerrard said, the
:03:50. > :04:13.same applies to the Italians, no excuses. It starts here for England.
:04:14. > :04:15.We don't know how far they will get to go.
:04:16. > :04:17.Phil Neville is alongside me to watch them.
:04:18. > :04:22.It's always difficult, as an England supporter, to enjoy these occasions.
:04:23. > :04:26.Cahill, they have been preparing to deal
:04:27. > :04:32.We will expect quite a few of those balls for the Italian
:04:33. > :04:36.It's's so important when De Rossi and Pirlo get on the ball.
:04:37. > :04:40.They have to get them and stop the long balls over the There is time.
:04:41. > :04:44.Didn't quite get the check on it to stop the ball.
:04:45. > :04:54.Not quite as bad as we feared they might be?
:04:55. > :04:57.No, it's almost the perfect night for football.
:04:58. > :05:00.The pitch in the warm-up, it was interesting to see, they were doing
:05:01. > :05:05.shots into Joe Hart, cutting off a little bit on the left hand side.
:05:06. > :05:08.In terms of the temperature I don't think there will be complaints
:05:09. > :05:25.Cahill, looking for Daniel Sturridge.
:05:26. > :05:29.Johnson surprised at the award of a free-kick to Italy.
:05:30. > :05:32.I think it was a little kick Chiellini,
:05:33. > :05:57.Pirlo, immediately pounced upon by Welbeck.
:05:58. > :06:02.Only one place where Balotelli will play for Italy.
:06:03. > :06:05.He will be the vocal point for Italy up front.
:06:06. > :06:08.The so important for the England centre-backs to make sure they pick
:06:09. > :07:02.The Italians love to fire those low crosses in.
:07:03. > :07:26.That is why Raheem Sterling is on the team.
:07:27. > :07:31.One minute we are defending on the box, next we are counter-attacking.
:07:32. > :07:37.Important he dribbles past those Italian midfield players.
:07:38. > :07:40.They are not the quickest, not the most mobile.
:07:41. > :07:43.What is Steven Gerrard say, no excuse, no regrets.
:07:44. > :07:46.Well, Raheem Sterling has gone for the third.
:07:47. > :07:54.Rooney, didn't quite get there quickly enough.
:07:55. > :08:02.The referee is not impressed with the fall of the Italian.
:08:03. > :08:05.Keeping the front four and Sterling behind Wayne Rooney will interchange
:08:06. > :08:07.with Sterling tonight and Welbeck as well.
:08:08. > :08:19.There is a lot of flexibility up there.
:08:20. > :08:21.Sterling across to try to get close to Pirlo.
:08:22. > :08:29.Chiellini has given it away to Welbeck.
:08:30. > :08:38.Welbeck is the best in England in dispossessing defenders.
:08:39. > :08:50.Roy seems to trust him to do a good job.
:08:51. > :09:22.England on the front foot from the start here.
:09:23. > :09:35.It is so important that Leighton Baines doesn't commit
:09:36. > :10:09.There is one for the collector's book, a Pirlo misplaced pass.
:10:10. > :10:21.Our wide players have got some job to do tonight.
:10:22. > :10:32.Need to make sure we keep getting to De Rossi, Pirlo in there.
:10:33. > :10:35.Here is Marco Verratti, Pirlo's error apparent -- heir apparent
:10:36. > :11:40.Glen Johnson lucky there, the Italian players around the referee,
:11:41. > :12:08.Arms clamped down by his side, I think that was his saving grace.
:12:09. > :12:16.Need to be disciplined, stay with runners.
:12:17. > :12:19.So much for the heat of the tropical rainforest stifling the
:12:20. > :12:25.0-0 is many people's bet for the scoreline, and it is
:12:26. > :12:34.Johnson and Jagielka combine to somehow get
:12:35. > :12:52.Wayne Rooney has got to help Leighton Baines out a little more.
:12:53. > :12:55.That is the first we have really seen from Wayne Rooney,
:12:56. > :13:08.and it was a lovely ball out for well back -- Danny Welbeck.
:13:09. > :13:31.He wanted that fired across the near post from Glen Johnson.
:13:32. > :13:39.Darmian, an impressive start for the right back.
:13:40. > :13:44.Every time Pirlo gets the ball, Jordan Henderson is on him,
:13:45. > :13:46.not letting him have any time on the ball.
:13:47. > :14:07.Italy having more of the ball at the moment.
:14:08. > :14:10.We saw how important that was in recent seasons, and it will be
:14:11. > :14:21.important here, counterattack seems to be the order of the season.
:14:22. > :14:24.So important that one of the two centre-back is,
:14:25. > :14:49.Sterling was on the move, into a good position but lost possession.
:14:50. > :14:51.Rooney only temporarily when it that.
:14:52. > :15:01.Italy very nearly caught out by being too casual
:15:02. > :15:49.Set the first pass has got to go into Daniel Sturridge.
:15:50. > :15:52.He asked a lot of Balotelli there, but he managed to control it.
:15:53. > :15:55.Just at the moment, England seem to be doing a lot of chasing.
:15:56. > :15:58.It is an Italy's right where they seem to be causing us
:15:59. > :16:32.Chiellini has spent more time in England's half than his own.
:16:33. > :16:42.He doesn't need much to whip that ball in.
:16:43. > :16:47.Sturridge has to stay onside, takes on Paletta.
:16:48. > :16:58.They managed to squeeze out Sturridge in the end.
:16:59. > :17:16.That is where we want him, dragging the player out into the wide areas.
:17:17. > :17:22.Danny Welbeck is doing a good job on this right-hand side, tucking in.
:17:23. > :17:46.Danny Welbeck can't take the free from there.
:17:47. > :17:55.It is all going on on the left-hand side, Leighton
:17:56. > :18:33.For the first time tonight, we can hear the England fans over the
:18:34. > :18:36.general excitement of the neutrals in the crowd, and the Italians.
:18:37. > :18:39.We have been talking to the England fans in recent days, so many of
:18:40. > :18:44.Supporters go all over the world to these major competitions.
:18:45. > :19:09.Maybe for once they won't be disappointed heading home.
:19:10. > :19:23.He doesn't mind having a go with the left foot.
:19:24. > :19:25.I think when England were in possession, the first-pass needs
:19:26. > :20:05.to be on the other side of the pitch, that is where the space is.
:20:06. > :20:28.England are in good shape, they have men behind the ball.
:20:29. > :20:31.Italy content to knock it about, and England content to keep the mayor.
:20:32. > :20:38.Pirlo can change that in an instant, of course.
:20:39. > :20:51.Every one of those halls in has been nice and easy from Joe Hart so far.
:20:52. > :20:54.It is the position of Candreva that is causing us problems, looking
:20:55. > :21:06.There is going to be a free kick for something
:21:07. > :21:23.He can be erratic in his challenges at times.
:21:24. > :21:38.In the World Cup games we have seen so
:21:39. > :22:18.This one has had a slow elder will stop -- a slower build-up.
:22:19. > :22:23.I think the neutrals are slightly in favour of Italy.
:22:24. > :22:33.They are not hurting us at the moment.
:22:34. > :22:37.From a distance, it might have swerved.
:22:38. > :22:52.Candreva is picking it up again in that position, inside right.
:22:53. > :22:55.I wouldn't be surprised if Roy Hodgson is thinking about swapping
:22:56. > :23:08.Rooney does not look comfortable out there at the moment.
:23:09. > :23:20.A good combination between Johnson and Cahill.
:23:21. > :23:22.Jagielka scored the last time these two nations met
:23:23. > :23:34.Very much mix and match teams by both.
:23:35. > :23:41.In competitive meetings, Italy have the edge.
:23:42. > :23:57.In three major tournament games, they have won them all.
:23:58. > :24:03.Sterling is just swapping with Rooney, and he is on the left now.
:24:04. > :24:29.All he wants to do is touch it to the side and cross.
:24:30. > :24:36.It's a low cross as well, for Balotelli.
:24:37. > :24:39.Much made of England's defence being the most suspect area of the squad.
:24:40. > :24:44.But Gary Cahill and Phil Jagielka are unbeaten
:24:45. > :24:47.Neither have suffered defeat at any competitive international
:24:48. > :25:31.I don't think he would have quite of reached it anyway.
:25:32. > :25:32.Good defending in the end from Paletta.
:25:33. > :25:37.We need Raheem Sterling, down the little sides.
:25:38. > :25:42.We have seen already they are not comfortable in those situations.
:25:43. > :25:44.It all started with a surging run from Jordan Henderson.
:25:45. > :25:46.We have seen that with Liverpool this season.
:25:47. > :26:08.His energy in midfield will be vital tonight.
:26:09. > :26:10.Varetti had a little pop at Sterling in the middle, a few
:26:11. > :26:13.Sterling's abilities just starting to rattle him a little bit.
:26:14. > :26:17.When we looked at the Italian team, two or three days ago, it looked an
:26:18. > :26:22.Now it looks inexperienced, that is their weakest part of their team.
:26:23. > :26:36.Doesn't trouble his old Manchester City colleague, Joe Hart.
:26:37. > :26:38.You can't let Mario Balotelli do that, come off and turn.
:26:39. > :27:12.It was so very nearly an England goal.
:27:13. > :27:14.Wonderful third man run from Danny Welbeck.
:27:15. > :27:28.Down those side channels England look dangerous.
:27:29. > :27:30.They don't look comfortable defending in the wide areas,
:27:31. > :27:45.Didn't see that come through the pack, Wayne Rooney.
:27:46. > :27:51.I think if he had he would have had a tap-in at the far post.
:27:52. > :27:54.Daniel Sturridge got a bit of a nick on it.
:27:55. > :28:04.It was a good opportunity for England.
:28:05. > :28:13.Leighton Baines, the coolest player on the park.
:28:14. > :28:26.Good opportunity to put pressure on the Italian number two.
:28:27. > :28:35.It was Wayne Rooney round the back again.
:28:36. > :28:44.Jagielka blocked Wayne Rooney's man so he could be free at the far post.
:28:45. > :29:08.Chiellini, making ground on the left again.
:29:09. > :29:14.Glen Johnson making good with the tackle.
:29:15. > :29:18.What we will see in this game, particularly in the second-half,
:29:19. > :29:20.both teams will play in little bursts.
:29:21. > :29:42.Rooney asked a lot of Raheem Sterling there.
:29:43. > :29:47.He got to it a fraction ahead of Matteo Darmian.
:29:48. > :29:50.Assessment of Sterling's performance so far?
:29:51. > :29:55.Looks like the one that will unlock the door, in terms of his
:29:56. > :30:05.I think it's interesting with when Pirlo gets the ball.
:30:06. > :30:16.Every time he gets it he looks to feed Candreva or Balotelli.
:30:17. > :30:53.Not many players in world football can do that.
:30:54. > :31:12.Leighton Baines and Wayne Rooney are having a heated discussion.
:31:13. > :31:14.Don't think they have worked out that problem yet,
:31:15. > :31:20.Steven Gerrard was just pointing, looking at Wayne Rooney
:31:21. > :31:26.The other touchline where Joe Hart has just put that.
:31:27. > :31:29.I think it might a good idea for Roy Hodgson to switch Henderson
:31:30. > :31:40.Henderson could maybe close off the pass to Candreva.
:31:41. > :31:47.Trying to bulldoze his way past Glen Johnson.
:31:48. > :31:50.Before the game we spoke of attacking and going for the jugular.
:31:51. > :31:56.I think this was always going to be a tight, cagey affair.
:31:57. > :32:16.The Italians don't open up that much.
:32:17. > :32:20.Sterling able to keep it, immediately bursting into action.
:32:21. > :32:29.Doesn't need much space to find a trick to get past defenders.
:32:30. > :32:33.Taking lots of touches and taking the ball up to him.
:32:34. > :32:35.Heavy on the legs when someone is running at you constantly.
:32:36. > :32:41.It looks like that is what he has been told to do.
:32:42. > :33:03.They always like looking at people in the warm-up, or in
:33:04. > :33:10.This is just a run-of-the-mill game in the park with his mates.
:33:11. > :33:19.No pressure out there for Andrea Pirlo.
:33:20. > :33:24.His autobiography - I Think, Therefore I Play.
:33:25. > :33:37.Plays the game and dictates the game at his own place.
:33:38. > :33:40.When he is on the ball and everyone is running he makes it
:33:41. > :34:00.Marchisio was forced to tackle from an angle that is not permitted.
:34:01. > :34:02.The Italian team now have dropped off.
:34:03. > :34:16.Gerrard, missed by Welbeck, nearly went through to Sturridge.
:34:17. > :34:21.Chiellini has had enough of the upstart.
:34:22. > :34:23.Sterling is not respecting reputation though,
:34:24. > :34:31.Chiellini, one of the toughest defenders I've played against.
:34:32. > :34:41.If the ball is there to be won, he'll take ball and man with it.
:34:42. > :35:02.Your old fashioned Italian centre-back for a defender.
:35:03. > :35:20.He did well there Jagielka, struck close to Balotelli.
:35:21. > :35:26.Tackled by De Rossi, who argues that he won the ball.
:35:27. > :35:29.He did do that, but he won the ball with both of his feet.
:35:30. > :35:35.Rooney says it is a two-footed challenge.
:35:36. > :35:40.I don't think he went in with his studs up.
:35:41. > :35:50.I say, just a free-kick, it might turn out to be
:35:51. > :35:53.a little more if Steven Gerrard can conjure something up.
:35:54. > :36:21.Italy are definitely looking to dominate that central midfield.
:36:22. > :36:35.Balotelli is isolated on his own upfront.
:36:36. > :36:37.Darmian has pushed forward from right back.
:36:38. > :37:00.Definitely a problem that England need to sort out at half-time.
:37:01. > :37:02.You have played with Wayne Rooney often enough, Phil,
:37:03. > :37:06.would you say it's an uncomfortable position for him?
:37:07. > :37:09.It's a position he has played a lot for Manchester United over
:37:10. > :37:19.He has been played there tonight because he can counter-attack
:37:20. > :37:23.Darmian is causing them all sort of problems.
:37:24. > :37:25.Playing high and Candreva coming into that pocket behind him.
:37:26. > :37:33.Marchisio, the shot ball to Candreva.
:37:34. > :37:42.It seems as though the wind is with the Italians, just at the moment.
:37:43. > :37:44.Just starting to find the little holes in
:37:45. > :38:20.It has been coming the last two or three minutes.
:38:21. > :38:24.again. Full vision, dummy the ball on the edge of the box.
:38:25. > :38:27.Marchisio had a lot to do still from that position.
:38:28. > :38:47.I think it went through the legs of two or three England defenders.
:38:48. > :38:52.I think when the Italians on the edge of the box, particularly
:38:53. > :39:04.Marchisio, he got a wonderful shot, you have to close them down quicker.
:39:05. > :39:19.Claudio Marchisio's first major tournament goal.
:39:20. > :39:25.Likes them even more when they fly in like that.
:39:26. > :39:58.It is the position of Candreva when he comes in off the side.
:39:59. > :40:08.Leighton Baines doesn't want to go in.
:40:09. > :40:29.I was talking a short time ago about his 360-degree vision.
:40:30. > :40:31.I don't know how you would hear a shout from a colleague
:40:32. > :40:34.in this noise, but he knew exactly where Marchisio
:40:35. > :40:39.Sturridge is in the middle, a good ball from Rooney,
:40:40. > :41:08.Sterling, Rooney, Sturridge, England one, Italy one.
:41:09. > :41:14.A wonderful cross, the first cross we have got into night.
:41:15. > :41:20.He was frustrated three or four minutes ago with the amount
:41:21. > :41:24.of defending that has to be done, and that is what he is in the team
:41:25. > :41:51.He has scored in three of his last four England appearances now.
:41:52. > :41:54.There is concern in the aftermath of the goal, because there was
:41:55. > :41:57.I think the physio is under that pile.
:41:58. > :42:14.It is suspected that he has injured his leg really badly, really badly.
:42:15. > :42:16.England's players can't, however harsh it seems,
:42:17. > :42:21.Chiellini was nowhere to be seen in that cross, and as a fallback,
:42:22. > :42:28.A first-time finish from Daniel Sturridge.
:42:29. > :42:41.Scored a superb goal against Djourou, but this matters
:42:42. > :43:12.Anything can happen when everybody jumps on top of each other.
:43:13. > :43:17.Sturridge loses the ball to Marchisio.
:43:18. > :43:24.It is not often you see the physio carried off himself.
:43:25. > :43:37.He was so long England's manager on the touchline.
:43:38. > :43:40.We are told it is a suspected broken ankle,
:43:41. > :43:59.Our thoughts are with Gary at the moment.
:44:00. > :44:29.Marchisio, well controlled by Balotelli.
:44:30. > :44:32.The flag is up, and England free kick.
:44:33. > :44:37.The reorganisation on the bench continues.
:44:38. > :44:48.He was offside when Rooney was in the left-back position there.
:44:49. > :45:18.There is clearly a problem out there with Candreva's position.
:45:19. > :45:24.That was brilliant there from Danny Welbeck.
:45:25. > :45:26.Trying to stop these three midfield players, possession,
:45:27. > :46:03.The centre-backs have done well so far, Mario Balotelli looks
:46:04. > :46:20.Trying to get the ball away to safety.
:46:21. > :46:40.That is out to Sturridge almost what a ball.
:46:41. > :46:42.That is the perfect position for Daniel Sturridge,
:46:43. > :47:24.People like Pirlo are vastly experienced.
:47:25. > :47:33.That is the fifth cross that is Pirlo has
:47:34. > :47:51.Leighton Baines is looking frustrated at left-back.
:47:52. > :48:22.An opportunity for Italy, Darmian again.
:48:23. > :48:27.Beating Leighton Baines, no cover inside from Steven Gerrard.
:48:28. > :48:29.They will be hoping to get through to half-time now with
:48:30. > :49:05.Gabriel Paletta finds Giorgio Chiellini.
:49:06. > :49:16.Two minutes added onto the end of the first half.
:49:17. > :49:20.All 11 players behind the ball, giving the Italians no space to go
:49:21. > :49:34.through the middle, encouraging the ball to go wide.
:49:35. > :49:45.Pirlo, hammered away by Jagielka.
:49:46. > :50:00.I think what England have shown in this first half is plenty
:50:01. > :50:14.Gerard didn't find his usual range there, straight to Marchisio
:50:15. > :50:33.That was a brilliant attempt, and fantastic defending from
:50:34. > :51:03.Hart did well not to commit himself there, could have caused a penalty.
:51:04. > :51:09.I thought for a split-2nd that was to sneak in.
:51:10. > :51:17.Dan goes Verratti, and Dan goes Sterling.
:51:18. > :51:21.And there goes the half-time whistle.
:51:22. > :51:34.England and Italy at each other from the very start.
:51:35. > :52:26.There is so much to talk about. That was the biggest problem in the first
:52:27. > :52:32.half, the problem is that Antonio Candreva causes down the right-hand
:52:33. > :52:44.side. Raheem Sterling will continue where he was, down the middle. Glen
:52:45. > :52:57.Johnson. Wayne Rooney. Leighton Baines. Daniel Sturridge, and nice
:52:58. > :53:07.ball into Danny Welbeck, back to Wayne Rooney. He gets it clear. We
:53:08. > :53:15.have seen Wayne Rooney coming off that right-hand side, more touches.
:53:16. > :53:21.He could have an easier job with Claudio Marchisio. He is getting
:53:22. > :53:22.into areas where you do not want to go as a fullback, that was the
:53:23. > :53:31.problem in the first half. Danny Welbeck perhaps
:53:32. > :53:33.a little lucky, Jagielka,
:53:34. > :53:47.all the way back to Joe Hart. 24 goals so far in this World Cup
:53:48. > :54:03.in six and a half games. That was a good spin from
:54:04. > :54:21.Mario Balotelli. De Rossi didn't spot him early
:54:22. > :54:26.enough, or he would have been in. Sturridge wins the throw,
:54:27. > :54:41.conceded by Paletta. I think it has played better
:54:42. > :54:51.than we thought, though. Daniel Sturridge has gone in
:54:52. > :55:18.for a shot here. Positivity again from the England
:55:19. > :55:19.number nine Positive from England
:55:20. > :55:28.at the start of the second half. It has gone deep towards Rooney,
:55:29. > :55:53.and he couldn't get it. This definitely looks like
:55:54. > :56:33.a thing England have worked on. Darmian is always lying in wait,
:56:34. > :56:39.ready for the opportunity to get halfway if he can full top and
:56:40. > :56:43.Balotelli is going to get there! Something just told us he would play
:56:44. > :57:02.a part tonight. You're expecting Glen Johnson
:57:03. > :57:17.to be behind him covering. Not managed to pick up
:57:18. > :57:32.Candreva or stop the cross. Just as he would have wanted it,
:57:33. > :57:36.that cross. Perfection from Candreva,
:57:37. > :57:38.a lovely finish from Balotelli, I suspect some of you might have
:57:39. > :57:46.been thinking about going to bed as the pace dropped a little, but
:57:47. > :57:52.there is plenty left in this match. Sterling retrieves,
:57:53. > :58:09.took it away from Pirlo. Gerard was actually tripped
:58:10. > :58:24.by the referee there. I think it was the way that
:58:25. > :58:33.Daniel Sturridge went down. Going back to the goal,
:58:34. > :58:36.as a full-back you have got to cover So difficult for a centre-back
:58:37. > :58:48.when the ball is in Mario Balotelli pulled
:58:49. > :58:59.off his shoulder. They are trying to slow it
:59:00. > :59:07.down a bit. Now we are seeing two Italian
:59:08. > :59:20.midfield players dropping in. I think it was
:59:21. > :59:28.the way Danny went down that went Chiellini did seem to bundle him
:59:29. > :59:39.a little carelessly. Sometimes when you go
:59:40. > :59:42.down you get the penalty, Bjorn Kuipers is not
:59:43. > :00:11.a referee to easily be deceived. In goes Gerard,
:00:12. > :00:21.crunching into Verratti. It is hard to cut it back from that
:00:22. > :00:24.sort of angle, but insist that Wayne Rooney will get himself into
:00:25. > :00:35.this game a bit more in this half. He has asked his players to drive
:00:36. > :00:38.directly at the Italian back four. Italy are in possession,
:00:39. > :00:51.allowing Darmian to get forward. He is playing almost
:00:52. > :00:55.as a wing-back at times. Glen Johnson is on to that,
:00:56. > :01:21.but it was cleared by De Rossi. Steven Gerrard to find Johnson
:01:22. > :01:25.again. We didn't see them push on
:01:26. > :01:30.like this in the first half much. They never seem to be far
:01:31. > :01:33.from each other, those two. That cross
:01:34. > :01:35.from Glen Johnson there was crying He didn't expect
:01:36. > :01:55.the cross to be fired so quickly. It is perhaps the one bit
:01:56. > :02:01.of ruthlessness missing from Glen Johnson is probably going to
:02:02. > :02:11.get forward more in this five or ten minutes than
:02:12. > :02:19.in the whole of the first half. Prandelli is blinking first
:02:20. > :02:32.in terms of substitutions. Cahill back to his feet after
:02:33. > :02:37.a coming together in the centre. Steven Gerrard is onto it again
:02:38. > :02:42.but can't go any further. Steven Gerrard wasn't appealing
:02:43. > :02:55.for a penalty there. It was the reaction from Steven
:02:56. > :03:05.Gerrard that I was looking at. Should he have been appealing
:03:06. > :03:19.for it? Marco Verratti, 21 years old,
:03:20. > :03:22.has had a royal tussle with Prandelli is brilliant
:03:23. > :03:46.at his game management. He changes things around to nullify
:03:47. > :03:49.the strength of the opposition. I think he might have put Potter
:03:50. > :03:52.in -- Thiago Motta Balotelli is caught quite
:03:53. > :04:11.a way offside. We could be looking
:04:12. > :04:28.at a performance at the moment is crying out for another
:04:29. > :04:38.midfield player to go in there. A bit of an exchange between him
:04:39. > :04:42.and Chiellini, Ross Barkley seems to have got the
:04:43. > :04:59.call to get his warm up intensified. It is going to be another positive
:05:00. > :05:12.substitution from Roy Hodgson. England putting another
:05:13. > :05:25.forward-thinking player on. Fill in the middle
:05:26. > :05:28.of the pitch a little bit better. It is a goal kick,
:05:29. > :05:32.and Sturridge doesn't think it Just a quick word about
:05:33. > :05:45.Mario Balotelli. Do you think there is a
:05:46. > :05:48.maturing to his game now? Speed,
:05:49. > :05:57.you wouldn't want face him one-on-one. It is just putting it
:05:58. > :06:00.together on the main stage. He is the focal point for the
:06:01. > :06:03.Italian team, the person they look for the free passes, an extra added
:06:04. > :06:12.response received this he enjoys all He got engaged on Tuesday to
:06:13. > :06:15.his Belgian girlfriend, so maybe If this carries on, Mario Balotelli
:06:16. > :06:45.will be the toast of Italy again. Joe Hart had to ignore the run
:06:46. > :06:48.of his former Manchester City He needs to make sure that he
:06:49. > :07:03.is not peeling off the corner. A demand for the ball there
:07:04. > :07:05.from Johnson. That was a good effort from
:07:06. > :07:31.Danny Welbeck. It was
:07:32. > :07:40.a two versus one situation here . And Danny Welbeck is
:07:41. > :07:45.going to make way. He has done his bit,
:07:46. > :07:49.and now it is Ross Barkley's turn. The 20-year-old Everton player,
:07:50. > :07:53.seven England appearance, We know what he is capable of
:07:54. > :07:57.if he shows it He is the player that everyone was
:07:58. > :08:12.calling for to be selected, and I think Roy Hodgson did well not
:08:13. > :08:18.to select into early. Raheem Sterling has come out on this
:08:19. > :08:28.side in place of Danny Welbeck. He turned Paletta nicely,
:08:29. > :08:42.but he will have to do it again. Slid passed there by Leighton Baines
:08:43. > :08:56.and the keeper has gone to his left hand side and Wayne Rooney
:08:57. > :08:59.put it back through the legs He is back in his central position
:09:00. > :09:21.now, Wayne Rooney, You can feel the anguish of Roy
:09:22. > :09:24.and Ray. I think as an attacking force I
:09:25. > :09:27.think they've created a lot of chances and problems
:09:28. > :09:30.for the Italian back four tonight. Sturridge was hoping for the Italian
:09:31. > :09:32.defender to be switched off Barkley,
:09:33. > :09:42.not quite quick enough into Pirlo. Then there was a double block,
:09:43. > :10:39.Jagielka and Cahill were on guard. Sirigu beats it clear,
:10:40. > :10:46.not for the first time tonight. The counter-attack, so important
:10:47. > :10:51.for us to commit Daniele De Rossi. He doesn't look comfortable
:10:52. > :10:53.in one-to-one situations. Ross Barkley will not be overawed
:10:54. > :11:05.by this occasion. Particularly the goal he scored
:11:06. > :11:14.against Manchester City. It's a moment of - I've arrived,
:11:15. > :11:17.fantastic in the warm-up games A penny for his thoughts,
:11:18. > :11:24.you should know them! He will be looking to keep that
:11:25. > :11:36.forward, keep counter-attacking. That final shot we just
:11:37. > :11:39.need to get better. Temperature not deemed hot enough to
:11:40. > :11:46.have a cooling break, to avoid the When the temperature gets to 32
:11:47. > :12:01.degrees there will be one break each The players able to take
:12:02. > :12:08.on drinks in every break possible His body language tells you,
:12:09. > :12:24.give me that ball. Sterling who has had
:12:25. > :12:47.the cramp stretched out of himself. Good skill again from
:12:48. > :13:02.Raheem Sterling. Wayne Rooney had just pulled up
:13:03. > :13:04.into the penalty spot. So effective
:13:05. > :13:16.from these positions against Peru in England again looking
:13:17. > :13:35.for that delivery to the far post. We saw this
:13:36. > :14:25.in the first half where there are Players just getting
:14:26. > :14:29.their energy back. The game is played
:14:30. > :14:38.in little bursts of speed. What do England need to
:14:39. > :14:41.do to recover this? It would be a huge blow losing
:14:42. > :14:43.the opening game. Possibly one that England
:14:44. > :14:45.wouldn't recover from. Candreva again
:14:46. > :15:01.on that right hand side. He's habitually the best player
:15:02. > :15:03.tonight. We have not picked him
:15:04. > :15:05.up all evening. Going back to your point
:15:06. > :15:07.about what England have to do. Committing more men into the box
:15:08. > :15:12.when we are putting crosses in. Some of our attacking play has
:15:13. > :15:26.been really good at times. Sterling wasn't able to turn
:15:27. > :15:32.his head to see him. Mario Balotelli,
:15:33. > :15:49.when you are up front on your own, when you clear the ball, you need
:15:50. > :15:52.the centre forward to sit with him. The referee has got most
:15:53. > :16:05.decisions right tonight. In a tournament so far when we
:16:06. > :16:08.have not seen the best referees. Common sense giving us a European
:16:09. > :16:11.referee to take this No yellow game. I don't think we have had
:16:12. > :16:25.a game yet with not one caution. Sticking rigidly the England
:16:26. > :16:30.captain to that deep line role. Would you
:16:31. > :16:35.like to see him get forward more? There is time later
:16:36. > :16:38.in the game to gamble more. We need to keep possession,
:16:39. > :16:41.keep probing. Here is Johnson,
:16:42. > :16:58.wandered into the crowd. Back into that back four to make
:16:59. > :17:01.a back five. We see it so often with the Italian
:17:02. > :17:05.teams. Got
:17:06. > :17:28.the ball again to find Henderson. It is in these areas where we
:17:29. > :17:37.need to find the right pass now. I thought there was a rule about not
:17:38. > :17:58.making a substitution at a corner. Jack Wilshere is ready and Italy
:17:59. > :18:00.has a replacement as well. I think both teams are
:18:01. > :18:14.going to hold on. Leighton Baines hasn't been
:18:15. > :18:16.given that message yet. The first time we have varied
:18:17. > :18:29.our corners. The four corners have got to
:18:30. > :18:35.the far post. Cahill made
:18:36. > :18:37.a fantastic run there against Something else
:18:38. > :18:39.a little different now. Goes him
:18:40. > :18:47.self rather than shifting it. Wasn't quite sure it was
:18:48. > :18:51.going past his post. It was a similar makeup to
:18:52. > :18:53.the Marchisio goal. The England staff,
:18:54. > :19:01.down on the bench there, screaming at the midfield players to
:19:02. > :19:04.keep the ball moving quick. Don't let the Italians settle
:19:05. > :19:07.in possession. It might prove to be the man who
:19:08. > :19:13.wins the game for Italy, but he Ciro Immobile, who had
:19:14. > :19:24.a fantastic campaign for Torino. Jordan Henderson will be replaced
:19:25. > :19:33.by Jack Wilshere. A positive change from Roy Hodgson
:19:34. > :20:01.again. No need now to have two defensive
:20:02. > :20:04.midfield players in there. Jack Wilshere loves driving
:20:05. > :20:05.forward with a ball. Great combination lay play with
:20:06. > :20:07.Ross Barkley. We saw that last week
:20:08. > :20:10.in the friendly against Honduras. Just under 17 minutes left
:20:11. > :20:12.on the clock. England 1,
:20:13. > :20:14.Italy 2 in the heart of the Amazon. You have De Rossi dropping
:20:15. > :20:16.into the back three now. Telling his team to play with
:20:17. > :20:44.more speed, they are passing No need
:20:45. > :21:38.for England to go forcing the play. There is still lots of time left
:21:39. > :21:40.on the clock. Leighton Baines on one side
:21:41. > :21:44.and Sterling on the touchline. England have great width
:21:45. > :21:47.on the pitch now. Try to stretch
:21:48. > :21:56.the Italian back five, which it is. Sturridge met strongly
:21:57. > :22:02.and unfairly by Chiellini. Came through the back of
:22:03. > :22:09.Daniel Sturridge. That is what you do when you work
:22:10. > :22:13.the ball side to side and you are patient you can get the slide
:22:14. > :22:15.passes in to Daniel Sturridge. As a defender they can be fire
:22:16. > :22:20.burners when you are working Do you feel like Chiellini did there
:22:21. > :22:25.the frustration and you rush in You are consistently moving,
:22:26. > :22:33.sometimes you go looking Particularly someone like Chiellini
:22:34. > :22:37.who likes to feel men against him. From the experience you would go for
:22:38. > :22:47.Gerrard on the side of the field. This is the side
:22:48. > :22:54.of the pitch that he likes. Corred scored two goals against
:22:55. > :22:55.West Ham, both And cleared the wall
:22:56. > :23:17.but couldn't beat Sirigu. It's funny, the referee puts
:23:18. > :23:27.the imaginary line down there. The Italians were a yard in front
:23:28. > :23:30.of it by the time that He's made one goal, other than that,
:23:31. > :23:46.it has not really been his night. I think the turf gave way
:23:47. > :23:56.on that left hand side. There isn't anything
:23:57. > :24:06.you can do about that. Because we are committing
:24:07. > :24:09.so many men forward we have to be What can Italy do,
:24:10. > :24:19.as they pick up the pace and try Candreva is coming off, and Marco
:24:20. > :25:36.Parolo will go on. Parolo is 29, age range going up, but this is only his
:25:37. > :25:42.fifth international appearance of Italy. Candreva has made it
:25:43. > :25:54.impossible for Leighton Baines on this left-hand side. And England go
:25:55. > :26:03.like for like with the change of their own. Daniel Sturridge who
:26:04. > :26:05.doesn't look to be moving 100% freely as he goes off, and Adam
:26:06. > :26:08.Lallana is coming on for his Adam Lallana has gone into this
:26:09. > :26:57.left-hand side position, the There are three white shirts in the
:26:58. > :27:30.middle, but there is nobody there. They are getting into good
:27:31. > :27:33.positions. Good opportunities to fire that ball across or make that
:27:34. > :27:36.final pass. Sirigu let himself down with that pass, he played it
:27:37. > :28:08.straight out. Another throw-in down in the corner.
:28:09. > :28:12.When you get to the last ten minutes, there are always
:28:13. > :28:15.opportunities, particularly in this heat. There could be a lack of
:28:16. > :28:18.attention. They just have to be patient and wait for that
:28:19. > :28:34.opportunity. Barkley bottles away from Immobile. This is good stuff
:28:35. > :28:54.from Cahill. It is always the worry when you commit so many men forward.
:28:55. > :28:57.The threat of counterattack from They will have to handle defending
:28:58. > :29:09.one against one at the back. Jagielka can do that, he has
:29:10. > :29:22.experience. All of a sudden,
:29:23. > :29:24.crosses coming in from that part It is all from that area,
:29:25. > :29:36.and nothing is working. People back home will probably look
:29:37. > :29:39.at that area of the pitch and think They were working
:29:40. > :29:46.on the pitch yesterday, A few England players now
:29:47. > :30:14.suffering from cramp. The England supporters
:30:15. > :30:21.in the crowd in contemplative mood. I think at times tonight,
:30:22. > :30:24.the attacking players have been They have created really
:30:25. > :30:40.good opportunities. Joe Hart ordering Gary Cahill to
:30:41. > :30:44.get up and carry on playing! England need to get the game going
:30:45. > :30:54.as quickly as they can again. Lallana is brought down,
:30:55. > :30:57.De Rossi went in. Another England opportunity
:30:58. > :31:00.from the free kick. Rooney has the ball in his hands and
:31:01. > :31:04.doesn't look as if he wants to let Lallana has that ability to turn
:31:05. > :31:22.on either foot. Who wins this argument,
:31:23. > :31:27.captain or Number ten? It looks
:31:28. > :31:38.like Steven Gerrard fancies this. Those Italian feet shuffling over
:31:39. > :31:43.the white line again, There is still time,
:31:44. > :32:19.they have to keep probing. Lots has been said
:32:20. > :32:34.about the spirit in the camp. This is a big test for this team, a
:32:35. > :32:46.goal down with five minutes to go. Trapped by sterling,
:32:47. > :32:58.and how did he get out of that? Pirlo plays the game at walking
:32:59. > :33:12.speed at times, we have not seen Immobile hasn't touched the ball
:33:13. > :33:24.since he came on, it is as if he Ross Barkley is looking at Rooney
:33:25. > :33:48.as if to say, that was mine. There was an opportunity
:33:49. > :33:50.on the right-hand side, Raheem He was on his weaker foot well,
:33:51. > :34:32.Wayne Rooney. Italy are just retreating
:34:33. > :34:42.by the minute. They need to keep
:34:43. > :34:44.the ball moving quick. It is very difficult as a defender
:34:45. > :35:04.to pick that kind of movement up. And that was sliced behind
:35:05. > :35:10.by Barzagli. There was a period before when
:35:11. > :35:13.the momentum was growing for Italy. You see this in training every day,
:35:14. > :36:17.trying to break down the opposition. Can you see a shot
:36:18. > :36:25.from outside the box? There should be no panic
:36:26. > :36:35.in these situations. A club that have always played right
:36:36. > :36:38.to the very death and will always believe you are
:36:39. > :36:42.going to get the opportunity. Cahill, one of
:36:43. > :36:52.the few mistakes he has made there, There have been a couple
:36:53. > :37:11.of stoppages. A lot can happen in five minutes
:37:12. > :37:21.in football. England might be open,
:37:22. > :38:36.but the flag was up will tap Didn't it use to be
:38:37. > :38:58.a professional foul? That came about with Jack Wilshere
:38:59. > :39:13.in the box trying to get back three Another chance for them to take
:39:14. > :39:39.as long as they like about it. There is still time left
:39:40. > :39:56.on the clock. Coming up to 48 second-half
:39:57. > :39:58.minutes played. Minutes they are wasting,
:39:59. > :40:11.giving silly fouls away. Pirlo here could make
:40:12. > :40:16.it all academic. Joe Hart, stranded, beaten,
:40:17. > :40:21.helpless. Pirlo with
:40:22. > :41:03.the back header to Chiellini. Plays
:41:04. > :41:08.a different game to most players. That is why Juventus have given him
:41:09. > :41:13.a two-year deal, at the age of 35. People on the streets tomorrow will
:41:14. > :41:19.be trying that free-kick, We are almost
:41:20. > :41:30.in the last 30 seconds. Looked as though he was
:41:31. > :41:58.going to fall at one point. I don't think it will make any
:41:59. > :42:01.difference to the outcome Italy are off to a winning start
:42:02. > :42:14.in Manaus. Mario Balotelli is
:42:15. > :42:19.the match winner and the hero. The former Manchester City man,
:42:20. > :42:23.now with Milan. Tired look on Andrea Pirlo's
:42:24. > :42:32.he has been perfect again. I'm sure they will
:42:33. > :42:37.continue to do that. What a game is set up, Uruguay
:42:38. > :42:40.losing to Costa Rica could mean winner takes all when those sides
:42:41. > :43:00.meet in their game in Sao Paulo. Defeat England leaves them in third
:43:01. > :43:04.place, three points off Italy and surprise leader Costa Rica after
:43:05. > :43:08.their shock win over Uruguay. England Uruguay next on Thursday.
:43:09. > :43:15.That is a game they will need to win. A long way to go near -- a long
:43:16. > :43:17.way to go yet, so keep the faith.