Les, if the ref saw Terry's arm over the keeper's shoulder (which is where it was) he was entitled to call that a foul. Replays indicate that he blew his whistle before Sol scored, but for me the killer detail was the way Terry sneaked a glance at the ref.

One point that's not been made by any pundit or catter as far as I've seen: James's lousy distribution. It consists entirely of 75-yard punts up the middle. He hardly ever rolled or threw it out to defenders to take it up the field or made a quick pportunistic pass to start a break. This didn't show up so much when Rooney was around, but when it wsa Owen and Vassell, they were simply bundled off the ball if they got to it at all, meaning Portugal finished up with possession every time. In my view Heskey (yes, Heskey!) was the logical replacement for Rooney, with Vasell coming on late, as usual, (probably for Owen) when other legs were tired.

Another point never mentioned: I cringed when Vassell walked up to the penalty spot. If a striker is not prepared to go in the first five, best to leave him out until there's no-one else left.

Three times England have moaned about freaky situations that cost them results, yet in all three games they led 1-0. It's time they realised that there's a message there.