Joe Hart says Wayne Rooney remains Englands leader even though he was dropped for the goalless draw with Slovenia on Tuesday. Rooney was left out of the starting line-up in Ljubljana and only came on as a 73rd-minute substitute.It was Hart who was Englands standout player, pulling off a string of saves to help the visitors hold out for a point in the World Cup qualifying Group F clash. Asked about Rooney afterwards, the goalkeeper told Sky Sports: Everyone knows Wayne is our leader. Every day no matter what he is doing he leads us.Jordan [Henderson] did really well tonight, taking over the role as captain in a pretty blown up circumstance with Wayne not playing. Gareth Southgate conceded his side had to be happy with a 0-0 draw Wayne helped him, we helped Jordan, and we move forward as a team. We were always going to do that.There are plenty of people in the squad who deserve to play and its down to the manager who he picks and we support him.Having won their first two group games, England were largely second best against Slovenia, with the hosts only denied by a combination of the woodwork and Harts superb goalkeeping. England goalkeeper Hart makes a stunning save We would have loved to come here and get three points but it wasnt meant to be, said the keeper, who is on loan at Torino from Manchester City. Slovenia executed a good game plan, they sat off us and looked to counter. They played well, we didnt.We still thought we did enough to win the game but we have to take the point.We are top of the table and our main objective is to qualify for Russia. Three clean sheets, two wins and a draw is something we can build on. Also See: Match report As it happened Mike Matheny Cardinals Jersey . 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At the 2013 Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, I met Eric Tulsky, who presented research on the value of controlled zone entries (short answer: about twice as valuable to enter with control of the puck rather than dumping it in) and Sznajder had charted a couple hundred games that were included in that study. Gussie Busch Cardinals Jersey .com) - Australian Open champion Li Na, former Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova and former world No. Miles Mikolas Jersey .B. -- Canadas Rachel Homan had ideal preparation for the playoffs at the Ford World Curling Championships with a pair of hard-fought wins over tenacious opponents Thursday.James Anderson is convinced the increased influence England captain Alastair Cook now holds in the dressing room is paying dividends for the team. Under head coach Trevor Bayliss, Cook has been given a freer role and has been able to stamp his authority on the side, in the style of successful Australia skippers Allan Border, Mark Taylor and Steve Waugh. Englands Stuart Broad and James Anderson tell us their favourite Sky Sports moment from the last 25 years Cook has been among the runs for county side Essex and will now lead England in a three-Test series against Sri Lanka, which gets underway at Lords - live on Sky Sports - on May 19. Anderson is hoping they can avoid a repeat of the 2014 series, when a draw at Lords was followed by a 100-run win for the tourists at Headingley after Anderson was dismissed two balls from the end to give Sri Lanka a dramatic win and with it, a maiden Test series victory over England.I think Cookys done a fantastic job. Certainly since Trevors come in hes taken more responsibility, said Anderson. He is the figurehead in the dressing room, hes the guy that people look up to and hes in charge. Obviously Trevors given him that responsibility so, thats been good.All the teams Ive ever played in, its always been the coach at the forefront, so for the captain to be in charge, from what I hear thats the way the Australians did it all the way through their success.So far its working really well and hopefully that will continue this summer. Cork: England strong favourites Dominic Cork expects England to dominate against Sri Lanka With that extra responsibility its his team and I think him getting runs as well helps, it takes pressure away and its allowed his captaincy to flouurish.ddddddddddddAs for the Sri Lanka series two years ago, Lancashire bowler Anderson admits it was frustrating to lose but feels they are in a strong position to emerge on top this time round on the back of the 2015 Ashes triumph and subsequent Test series win in South Africa.To get within two balls, I did feel crushed at the end of it, added Anderson. It had been a long game and we came so close. Anderson celebrates taking the wicket of AB de Villiers during the tour of South Africa Wed come close at Lords to winning that Test as well but didnt quite do it, so it was frustrating losing the series in that way.It was gutting really and hopefully well not be in that situation again this time.I think the way the team has progressed in the two years since has been far greater than anybody could have possibly imagined.With a change of coach and a few different players in there as well, the last 12 months have been a real breath of fresh air. 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