A last minute goal from Joe Cole rescued a draw for England against the Czech Republic at Wembley.

ENGLAND

James: 5.0 – A good save from Baros early on but had no chance with the goal because of the deflection. Went AWOL in the second half when he came racing out of his area only to be beaten by Sverkos. Must give his defenders nightmares at times.

Brown: 7.0 - Beaten a little too easily by Sirl, who then passed for Baros to open the scoring. However, he scored an excellent header to equalise, for his first England goal, and attempted to get forward whenever he could.

A Cole: 6.0 - Unfortunately for Cole, Baros’s shot cannoned off the Chelsea man for the first goal. Got forward well to provide width but usually had to turn back and stall due to lack of options in the box.

Ferdinand:  6.0 – A solid performance by Ferdinand who must have been disappointed to lose the captaincy to Terry.

Terry: 5.0 – Terry must shoulder the blame for the first goal. Was turned far too easily by Baros, and not a captain’s performance.

Beckham: 6.5 – His set pieces weren’t up to their usual standards but he did manage to find one delicious corner from which Brown equalised. Offered little else, but once again provided an assist.

Barry: 5.0 - Early booking after a foul on Plasil was possibly his most notable contribution and the Villa man certainly didn’t look worth £18 million.

Lampard: 4.0 - A poor performance and Frank was booed off by a frustrated Wembley crowd. Gave the ball away, made some poor challenges and generally struggled to get involved.

Gerrard: 6.5 - Saw plenty of the ball and was one of England’s better performers but found himself stuck out on the left, in a position he really doesn’t favour. A decent shot tested Cech in the first half but left midfield is simply not his most best position.

Defoe: 6.0 - A tough night for the Portsmouth striker.  Looked a little lonesome up front at times but worked hard to find shooting positions and forced Cech into several good saves.

Rooney: 6.0 – Looked to get involved but was too often far too deep and despite some decent distribution never looked like scoring.

Substitutions

Heskey: 6.0 - Given the second half in place of Defoe and held the ball up well but that was about it from the big man.

Woodgate: 6.0 - Replaced Ferdinand but is unlikely to oust the Manchester United man from the starting lineup.

Joe Cole: 7.0 - Unlucky not to start and England missed his flair. Looked bright when he came on and managed to poke the ball home for a late equaliser.

Downing: 6.5 - He added balance and managed to put some balls into the box which may not sound much, but just goes to show how dismal England were.

Bentley: 6.5 - Replaced Beckham late on and it was from his corner that England managed to sneak a late goal.

Jenas: n/a

CZECH REPUBLIC

Cech: 6.5 - Relatively untroubled by England’s shooting and had little chance with either goal. Occasionally shaky handling and he flapped at a corner, but then again on a wet pitch and with a greasy ball, perhaps not to be unexpected.

Jankulovski: 7.5 - Simply sublime free kick to put the Czechs 2-1 up and was almost good enough to win the game for the visitors.

Rozehnal: 7.0 - An easy night really although he made a meal of it with some poor clearances, but still England couldn’t capitalise.

Ujfalusi: 6.5 – Uncharacteristically sloppy at times A poor challenge on Gerrard, almost gave away a penalty and he was beaten by Brown for the equaliser. Still, kept what little attacking threat there was in check.

Grygera: 7.0 – Only played the first half but had a comfortable evening and it’s doubtful he even broke into a sweat.

Vlcek: 6.5 - Looked a danger on the right flank but was replaced at half time.

Kovac: 7.5 - Slipped some great short balls through the England midfield up to his front men.

Polak: 8.5 - An classy display by the man of the match. Strong shot early in the second half almost put the Czechs back in the lead and left England chasing shadows in midfield.

Plasil: 8.0 – Played some neat balls up to Baros and a great midfield display, thoroughly outplaying his opponents.

Sirl: 7.5 – A lovely run to set up the first goal. Out-foxed Brown completely before finding his man Baros in the box.

Baros: 7.0 - Tested David James early on with a good shot that the England goalkeeper did well to keep out. Scored, via a deflection, but did well to turn captain John Terry and hit the shot which opened the scoring.

Substitutions

Pospech: 6.5 - Given the second half in place of Grygera and the full back slotted in well.

Jarolim:  7.0 – Came on at half time and helped maintain the visitors’ midfield superiority.

Sverkos: 6.5 - Replaced the goalscorer Baros at half time and looked bright. Almost embarrassed England by rounding James on the touch line but rushed his shot and missed.

Kadlac: n/a – A late substitute for the Czechs

Rajnoch: n/a - A late substitute for the Czechs

Ref From Gill Clark - goal.com