Sunderland 3 Birmingham City 1: compare report

By Rob Stewart 600AM GMT twenty-two March 2010

Previous of Images Next Dreaming England hopefuls Darren Bent and Joe Hart share a fun during Sunderland"s 3-1 feat over Birmingham on Saturday Photo GETTY IMAGES Hot shot Darren Bent scored twice to progress his World Cup hopes Photo GETTY IMAGES

Bent has right away scored twenty-one times this deteriorate but his bar exploits have not been sufficient to win over Capello, who left him out of his last patrol that faced Egypt progressing this month.

Bent, though, stays undeterred, saying "Of march I wish to go to the World Cup. It is each players mental condition to fool around for their nation in a big contest and I wouldnt give up on that.

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"The main thing for me is to keep going, keep my head up. Every time Ive been over-looked for a patrol Ive come behind from it again and kept scoring. It wouldnt be any opposite this time.

"I dont think I can do any some-more than I am doing. The impulse I stop scoring or personification well is when people can begin saying, "oh well, he is not scoring, he shouldnt go to the World Cup so all I will do is stay positive."

Bent, whose dual goals opposite Birmingham City eased Sunderland towards the refuge of mid-table, has been left in the dim about Capello.

"Youre never told since youre in or out of a squad," Bent added. "Maybe Mr Capello already had his five strikers set and those are the five who he had well known for a prolonged time. I have no idea. But at the same time that wouldnt stop me you do what Ive been doing.

"If I get called up I will be some-more than ready. I feel as pointy and as clever as I ever have done. I played in the Brazil diversion at the finish of last year. It was a formidable diversion and we didnt have most receive but I still enjoyed it. I took a bit of critique after since we got beaten. People pronounced it wasnt a great opening but I kicked on again. People can keep knocking me down but Ill keep entrance back."

Birminghams former Sunderland striker Kevin Phillips corroborated Bent. "Id take players to the World Cup who are on form," Phillips said. "The year I scored thirty in the Premier League I went to Euro 2000 when maybe a lot of people pronounced I shouldnt go. Theres usually Wayne Rooney who has some-more I think. I would take him. Hes a healthy finisher."

Birmingham physical education instructor Alex McLeish was left impiety Craig Gordon, who constructed an inspirational arrangement to repudiate his former Scotland manager, who saw Cameron Jerome reply for the visitors prior to Fraizer Campbell struck late on.

"I never saw him afterwards," McLeish pronounced with a smile. "If I had, I would have stranded the bulb on him. He was terrific.Craig should have won over any doubters if there are any still out there."