T&T vs England: Football friendly tips

England take on Trinidad & Tobago in a non-sensical post-season friendly on Sunday (ko 22:30), looking to make it two wins in four days over mediocre opposition. Click here for a free £200 to bet on T&T vs England from Canbet Quite what the appeal of carting a group of knackered footballers half-way across the world to play against a country (or is that two countries?) who are also-rans in world footballing terms is perplexing - and can only be attributed to political manoeuvrings on behalf of the FA in their attempts to get COCACEF President Jack Warner on side ahead of their World Cup bid. Even England manager Fabio Capello has seen fit to leave most of the side at home, correctly deeming the Chelsea and Manchester United contingent who played in the UEFA Champions League final to be in need of a summer break. Ever the pragmatist, though, Capello has moved to avoid any embarrassing slip-ups in Port of Spain by insisting Rio Ferdinand and Wes Brown join on the trip to the Caribbean. While many feel that Don Fabio has brought along Ferdinand in order to assess his credentials as captain, it's more likely that Capello is just desperate to keep a clean sheet - especially as there has been talk of Gareth Barry captaining the side on Sunday. For the meaningless friendly that was Wednesday's game, it did at least underline the fact that Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard do not compliment each other in midfield. No sooner had Barry come on for Lampard than he was playing a defence-splitting pass to Gerrard to make it 2-0 with his very first touch. It was a right touch for this column too, after bettingchoice tipped the correct score. The win here cannot be in doubt, merely the extent of it, but poor though Trinidad & Tobago undoubtedly are, a hurriedly-cobbled-together, travel-weary England outfit cannot be expected to flick the switch and suddenly trounce their hosts - particularly not in the heat of the Caribbean. We can, however, expect Gerrard to play and the Liverpool captain looked England's most potent goal threat against the United States on Wednesday. Reds coach Rafa Benitez, who is openly pursuing Barry, will have been delighted at the way the two linked up at Wembley, and at odds of 8/1 the marauding Gerrard looks great value to score first - as does the price about a low-scoring game. Verdict: 3pts England to win @ 5/12; 2pts under 2.5 goals @ 6/5; 2pts Gerrard to score first @ 7/1; 1pt England to win 1-0 @ 6/1 Click here for a free £200 to bet on T&T vs England from Canbet Canbet offers the best in Asian Handicap and Live "In-Play" betting. £200 Free when you join!