'England facing World Cup challenge'

England captain Steven Gerrard says Roy Hodgson's side face "a big challenge" to qualify for the 2014 World Cup. However, the Liverpool midfielder is surprised by the criticism the team received after drawing 1-1 in Montenegro last month. "Montenegro are going to be competing to win the group with us, so the stick we've had since that result surprised me," Gerrard told BBC Sport. "We've got a really big challenge ahead of us. We want to be there."