England required a series of brilliant saves from Joe Hart to salvage a 0-0 draw at Slovenia in World Cup qualifying, with the dropping of captain Wayne Rooney failing to have the desired effect on Tuesday. "I was asked to do quite a bit," said Hart, who clattered into the goal frame when acrobatically denying Kurtic. It was the first time England had failed to win a qualifier for a major tournament in 15 games. England stayed in first place in the group, two points above Slovenia and Lithuania. It was Scotland's first loss, coming three days after a disappointing 1-1 draw at home to Lithuania.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 11, 2016 21:11 UTC