disappointments of the past that england fans carry with them, they will draw upon their run to the quarter finals and the semi finals of previous world cup and the final appearance at the european championships. they know they re knocking on the door in the biggest matches of all. they re yet to take that next step, but i think the confidence will be high and they leave here with their heads held high after another impressive showing, albeitjust falling short against france yesterday.- showing, albeitjust falling short against france yesterday. in the last few minutes we ve had news of the audience figures for last night s match and an average audience of 19.1; million tv viewers watched england s 1 2 defeat to france on itv.