English teams (including cricket, etc.) chose from their four standard excuses 
when they lose:
1. Bad weather
2. Bad referees.
3. Key team members injured.
4. Bad pitch.

Yesterday it was #2, which would not have changed the outcome - completely 
outplayed by Germany.

George

--- On Mon, 6/28/10, Gabe Menezes <[email protected]> wrote:

 England may have scored the goal that never was, but ultimately it was the 
team that never turned up that brought their poor World Cup campaign to an 
end.  Full Article http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE65Q2GX20100627>

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