A touch of vertigo for McClaren ; In a Vienna hotel Alfred Hitchcock used to regularly frequent, England boss Steve McClaren outlined his plans for a Saturday night TV session hoping he does not end up watching a horror movie.

In a Vienna hotel Alfred Hitchcock used to regularly frequent,England boss Steve McClaren outlined his plans for a Saturday nightTV session hoping he does not end up watching a horror movie.

The 'Master of Suspense' would have been proud to create the kindof situation McClaren now finds himself in.

Although the England coach and his team are in Austria for afriendly which was supposed to be the prelude for a lengthier stintat Euro 2008 next summer, the real drama will unfold in Tel Aviv andSkopje tomorrow.

Should Russia and Croatia record away wins over Israel andMacedonia respectively, England will effectively be condemned tomissing their first major …