Beckham happy with way England are progressing

DAVID BECKHAM insisted England are heading in the right direction as they start the countdown to their World Cup qualifying campaign. England completed their fifth and final friendly since the Fabio Capello era began with a 2-2 draw with the Czech Republic at Wembley thanks to a last-gasp goal from Joe Cole. Beckham acknowledges England can play better and it is clear they will need to improve their level of performance three weeks tonight when they tackle Croatia in Zagreb. But the LA Galaxy star can see positive signs as Capello's side twice came from behind to share the spoils, saying: "It was important we didn't lose the game. We felt unlucky to be 1-0 down but we showed the character to come back before half-time and from the blow just after half-time. "We are building towards the qualifiers, and those games start in a... [read full story]