Sport 10-10-2000 Keown To Lead England Tomorrow who: Martin Keown what: Will captain England against Finland where: Helsinki when: Tomorrow snippet: "Martin Keown was proclaimed the third England captain in four games last night," reports The Guardian`s David Lacey. The Arsenal defender will replace injured Tony Adams to lead England against Finland in Helsinki tomorrow night in a vital World Cup 2002 qualifier. Yesterday, caretaker manager Howard Wilkinson admitted that Kevin Keegan, who resigned following England`s 0-1 defeat to Germany at Wembley on Saturday, had left the team in a shambolic state. Wilkinson is "due considerable sympathy," comments a pessimistic Glenn Moore in The Independent. "As with his previous match as caretaker, against the world champions, France, he has neither the time nor the players to put out the team he would prefer to be represented by". Keown`s "commitment will have to prove highly contagious if his first game as England captain is not to end in misery," says Matt Dickinson in The Times. The defender is Wilkinson`s fourth choice after injured Adams, Sol Campbell and David Beckham. Finland`s coach Antiti Muurinen tells The Star that he is optimistic about tomorrow, despite recent defeats against Cyprus, Greece and Turkey. "It`s good for us that Beckham won`t be playing, because he`s world class," he says. "I suppose there will be changes because of what`s happened. I expect McManaman and Heskey to come in. But we have to concentrate on our own game." [... more]

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