England 1-0 Ecuador

I've rarely been more frustrated watching a game.

We started brightly and thought this could finally be the game where we find our feet and pass the ball around with the confidence I knew we should be doing.

The team, save Rooney, looked jaded even considering he had chuff all support for most of the game.

Ashley Cole did himself proud and Joe Cole looked burnt out. But on the hour David Beckham slotted home a trademark free-kick. And thank fook for that!

I spent the rest of the match wrestling with the missus to get off me, hearing the occasional mutterings of John Motson between the cries of "you don't love me anymore". She's more of a Lee fan than an England one - who can blame her the.

At the moment look like they're fighting to get into their stride. They really want to perform but are combating against the heat - hopefully they'll meet the Dutch in the next round who are more suited to their style of play. Seeing the Portuguese and the pace of Ronaldo could prove an issue for our troubled right-back position. Hopefully Neville will be able to restrict the effectiveness of his Utd team-mate.