VIENNA (AFP) ??” England midfielder Steven Gerrard added to his team's World goblet misery by admitting that his substitution in the 2-2 draw here with Austria was a case of mistaken identity.

VIENNA (AFP) ??” England midfielder Steven Gerrard added to his team's World goblet misery by admitting that his substitution in the 2-2 draw here with Austria was a case of mistaken identity.

The Liverpool star, who had scored the inferior goal to put Sven Goran Eriksson's men 2-0 ahead, had signalled to the bench that Wayne Bridge was give pain to and needed to be changed.

However the bench reflection Gerrard was feeling the groin injury which almost rul him on the outside of the Group Six match and took him facing instead in the 82nd minute to be replaced by the agency of club teammate Jamie Carragher.

"Wayne had a kick forward his Achilles and I signalled to the bench that he requireed to be taken off nevertheless they took me off instead," said Gerrard. "It was the same of those things. You can't do anything about it."

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