ENGLAND OUTPLAYED BY FRANCE BUT ANDY CARROLL IMPRESSES

England short of some regulars but who says they would have played any better.Some of the seniors were not very good in manager Fabio Capello's first defeat at Wembley.France played a strong side and scored two good goals,looking much better for most of the match.England's two strikers made their mark--debutant Andy Carroll is an old fashioned type of striker and when England finally plonked the ball up in the air towards him Carroll was very effective.He is 21 and should be the new fixture up front.You have to feel for Peter Crouch who has done well for England.He comes on as sub in this one,scores England's only goal and acknowledges afterwards that the competition will be between Carroll and himself.Crouch has scored 22 goals in 42 England games.Some against the likes of Jamaica but in general a fine strike rate yet he is on the fringe these days.Biggest problem might be Capello's reluctance to change the playing system.