England expect double duty from Owen

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LONDON, Oct 10 (AFP): Steve McClaren has signalled his intention to ignore Newcastle's anxiety over Michael Owen and ask the injury-prone striker to lead England's attack against both Estonia and Russia.
Estonia should not present Wayne Rooney and co. with an overly taxing afternoon at Wembley Saturday and McClaren has indicated that he is contemplating resting some of his first-choice XI.
Defenders John Terry, Rio Ferdinand and Ashley Cole are all carrying bookings and would risk suspension for the more testing assignment in Russia next Wednesday if they were to collect another yellow card.
The Newcastle striker, who is adamant himself that he is ready to play both matches as a result of the pioneering techniques used by his German surgeon, underlined his importance with three goals in the wins over Israel and Russia last month which put England's qualifying campaign back on track.