09.05.2004:England Tied by Austria on David James Error
Sunday, September 5, 2004 at 11:35 from yahoonews 
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VIENNA (AFP) - England's World Cup qualifying campaign got off to a calamitous start as Austria fought back from two goals down to snatch a 2-2 draw courtesy of a horrendous blunder by goalkeeper David James.
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Frank Lampard's first-half goal and a Steven Gerrard strike mid-way through the second half had put Sven-Goran Eriksson's side firmly in control of a match they should have killed off before the interval.
As it was, they were forced to settle for a point after Austria hit back with a Roland Kollmann free-kick and a shot from Andreas Ivanschitz that slithered under the England 'keeper's body.
Despite the blunder, Eriksson ruled out dropping the accident-prone Manchester City goalkeeper for Wednesday's second qualifier, against Poland in Chorzow.
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