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Agbonlahor and Crouch to be new England strike partners

Aston Villa's Gabriel Agbonlahor and Tottenham's Peter Crouch will be paired as England's newest strike force on Wednesday night.

Three Lions boss Fabio Capello confirmed that 23-year old Agbonlahor will get his chance alongside Crouch in the absence of Wayne Rooney, meaning his Villa teammate Emile Heskey will be relegated to the bench for the final World Cup qualifier against Belarus at Wembley.

"I want to see Agbonlahor and other players, so the two forwards will be Crouch and Agbonlahor," Capello said.

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