P213 SKY SPORTS 213 12 Nov 1716:20 FASTEXT Index 100 Sport 200 ——————————————————————————————————————— VENABLES BACKS SHEARER England boss Terry Venables has backed Alan Shearer, saying he is still happy with the Blackburn hit-man's strike rate at international level. England meet Switzerland next week and he said: "Since I've been England coach he's scored three in 11 games which is roughly like the Italians,who I believe to be typical of European football. "If you look at other European goalscorers they have roughly the same return. European goals are harder to come by than Premier League goals." >>> ——————————————————————————————————————— BOOKMAKERS INDEX 360 Football Headlines Prim IndexP213 SKY SPORTS 213 12 Nov 1724:31 FASTEXT Index 100 Sport 200 ————————————————————————————————— 2/3 FLOWERS COULD GET ENGLAND CHANCE Blackburn 'keeper Tim Flowers could get his first start of the season for England in next week's friendly game against Switzerland following an injury scare to Arsenal's David Seaman. Seaman twisted his knee in training and although he is not yet definitely out of the match, the England management were sufficiently worried to call up Spurs' Ian Walker as cover. ——————————————————————————————————————— DAY TRIPS TO FRANCE CAR & PASSENGERS £29.00 P&O EUROPEAN FERRIES SEE P500 Football Headlines Prim IndexP213 SKY SPORTS 213 12 Nov 1718:52 FASTEXT Index 100 Sport 200 ——————————————————————————————————————— FASTEXT PHONE POLL Should Chris Sutton be Alan Shearer's regular partner up front? Telephone with your view: YES - 0336 4140 55 NO - 0336 4140 56 Calls should cost no more than 10p. ——————————————————————————————————————— WORLDWIDE HOLIDAYS SKY ONE 203 Football Headlines Prim Index