Sturridge really hammered the message home with that game, he has been one of the most consistent and best strikers in the PL in 2011 and he deserves to be England's no.2 striker beside Rooney. Welbeck too but I think Sturridge just looks to be technically more comfortable on the ball and always looks unpredictable.
As for England's wingers, I really couldn't care less; just wait another 6 months and get Oxlade-Chamberlaine in and the right wing will be sorted. I trust him to be more threatening, intelligent and technical than Downing, Walcott or Johnson anyway.
I really don't want to get over-excited but it's hard not to when the future England line-up could be:
Hart;
Richards, Jones, Smalling, Baines;
Parker;
Oxlade-Chamberlaine, Wilshere, Young;
Rooney, Sturridge
When you consider the massive ability shown by the youngsters already, it's hard not to get excited about how Jones, Smalling, Wilshere, AOC and Sturridge can do in a few years time. Bring on WC 2014?