Sam Wallace writing in The Independent about Crouch and McClaren has this interesting compilation of statistics on Peter Crouch.
The Positives –
For England :He has scored 11 goals in 14 appearances, six of which have been as a substitute. He has played a total of 924 minutes and scored at a ratio of a goal every 84 minutes.
For Liverpool: In nine appearances (five starts) this season he has scored five goals, including a spectacular scissor kick against Galatasaray. He has played 460 minutes, scoring at a ratio of a goal every 92 minutes.
The Negatives-
For England :The majority of his goals have come against lesser nations: Jamaica (3), Andorra (2) and Trinidad & Tobago (1). May not start if Wayne Rooney, Andrew Johnson and Michael Owen are all fit.
For Liverpool:Has spent 620 minutes of the season so far on the bench or in the stands.
……….and his house got burgled recently