How did you gauge the mood in the England camp?

I think it was fairly relaxed. The news about Rio Ferdinand should give the camp a lift, although he is not definitely out of the woods yet. They are going to see how he responds to treatment overnight but the feeling is that he will be fit. I think everyone is just relieved at getting three points off Andorra and to get off to Zagreb for the real game on Wednesday.

Did you get the feeling from what was said, that England will be happy with a point?

I think if you offered a point now they would be delighted.

It's early days in the Capello regime and Zagreb is a very difficult place to go. Croatia are unbeaten there in 35 home qualifiers, so anyone would be very happy to come away with a point.

Any hints on who might start, do you think Joe Cole has done enough?

I personally think Joe Cole has done enough to start, but whether Capello thinks that, I don't know.

Cole told us today that Capello pins the team on a flipchart not long before kick-off and has all the players ready to play in their various positions, so there aren't any clues as yet.

But Cole has scored England's last three goals and if that's not enough to get you into the starting line-up then I don't know what is.

Do you think Slaven Bilic's interest in the West Ham job will have any affect?

I think if anything the West Ham situation will make Croatia even more focused and give them greater resolve to beat England again and make it three wins out of three.

It could well be Bilic's last match in charge and he will want to go out on a high and leave them in a strong position to qualify for the World Cup, for what would be the first time in ten years. That shouldn't have an adverse affect on them.