Two years on from Sven-Goran Eriksson’s quick gamble on Theo Walcott, and the flutter has finally paid off for England. The then 17-year-old’s selection for the 2006 World Cup was a surprise at the time and a mistake in retrospect. Eriksson found the youngster was not quite the player he expected and felt unable to entrust him with a role in the team. But at the grand old age of ...