Confident Owen determined to fire
Michael Owen insists he is ready to score the goals that will lead England to victory against Brazil and Estonia.
The Newcastle striker is back in the England fold for Friday's game against Brazil after recovering from a cruciate ligament injury suffered last summer.
"Knowing people expect me to score makes me feel a couple of inches taller. I love high stakes games, the more pressure the better," he said.
"I don't think I can score against Brazil and Estonia, I know I can."
Owen, who suffered the knee injury at last year's World Cup, scored in a 1-1 friendly draw with Brazil in one of the last England's last games at the old Wembley stadium in 2000 and in their World Cup quarter-final defeat in 2002.
He also scored against Brazil for England Under-15s on his first ever appearance at Wembley.
"The hardest thing to do in football is score," he said. "I don't find that responsibility hard to handle. I have grown up with it and I would actually have it no other way."
Meanwhile, England skipper John Terry has admitted coach Steve McClaren could lose his job if they lose against Estonia in Wednesday's must-win Euro 2008 qualifier.
"Will there be a question mark over him if England lose? Possibly. But we are not thinking like that," Terry said.
"We need to go there and get a win. It is as simple as that. We are fully behind the manager and we are going to do our best to keep him in his job."
England head to Estonia in fourth place in Group E and knowing only a win will do after some disappointing results.
Terry added: "We need to go there and perform. The Brazil game is a chance for us to get our sharpness back and make sure we are ready for the game on Wednesday."
Terry is pleased to have David Beckham - the player he replaced as skipper after the World Cup last summer - back in the squad.
He said: "It is great to have him back. We all know his quality and he has brought that into training and we look forward to seeing him training.
"It is not strange for me. We are all important players in the squad and it is just great to have him back.
"I had a few chats with Steve and the form he has been in is exceptional since he came back from injury. It couldn't go unnoticed. The manager has brought him in and rightly so."
McClaren has praised David Beckham for earning a recall to the national squad.
Real Madrid midfielder Beckham, 32, was named in a McClaren squad for the first time - his first inclusion since the 2006 World Cup.
McClaren said: "He showed great hunger and desire to get back. He didn't moan, just got his head down and worked hard.
"I have not made this decision for anyone, it is about form. He is the fittest I have seen for a long time."
Beckham last played for England in the World Cup quarter-final defeat against Portugal last July, after which he resigned the captaincy and has not been selected in any of McClaren's nine previous squads.
He was also dropped by Real Madrid in January after agreeing to join Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy when his contract with the Spanish side runs out at the end of the season.
But coach Fabio Capello eventually recalled Beckham and he has produced some stunning displays to lead Real to the top of La Liga, with two games left.
McClaren added: "I will stand or fall by this decision but anyone who has watched David closely over the last few weeks and months must understand why he is in the squad."
