Daley Blind insists England captain Wayne Rooney still has the quality to regain his place in the starting line-up for Euro 2016. Blinds United team-mate faces plenty of competition from Englands emerging stars in the build-up to the European Championships in France this summer. Should Rooney start? Vote: Should Rooney start for England at Euro 2016? Rooney, Englands captain and record goal-scorer, faces a fight for his place in the England team when he returns from a knee injury, despite breaking Sir Bobby Charltons international goal-scoring record in September, when scoring his 50th goal for his country. The impressive scoring form of Tottenham striker Harry Kane and Leicesters Jamie Vardy, who have 21 and 19 Premier League goals between them compared to Rooneys seven - have put pressure on his position as Englands main striker. Daley Blind says Rooney must play at Euro 2016 if fit The option of Rooney dropping into a deeper role has been made trickier due to the form of Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli, who was man of the match in Englands last game at Wembley against France in November, and shone again in Saturday nights win against Germany in Berlin.Blind, who will face England at Wembley on Tuesday when they host the Netherlands, believes Rooney should still start for England at this summers tournament, as long as he has recovered fully from his current injury. After Englands impressive performance in Germany, the Sunday Supplement panel discuss whether captain Wayne Rooney can get back in the side for Euro 2016 I think if a player like Wayne Rooney is fit, he is a very special player, and he can make any team in the world better, Blind said. When he is fit youll definitely need him and hell bring something very special to the team. 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Joe Flacco was sharp in his preseason debut, second-year pro Bernard Pierce scored on a 20-yard run, and a revamped defence forced four turnovers before an announced crowd of 47,599 at Raymond James Stadium. Backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor threw a pair of TD passes, including a 21-yarder to third-stringer LaQuan Williams, who also recovered a blocked punt in the end zone. "Its good to see him step up and make plays," Harbaugh said of Williams. "Heres a guy that just brings his lunch pail every single week, puts on his blue collar work shirt and goes to work. To see him make those plays, hes got tremendous talent." Josh Freeman and the rest of Tampa Bays starters played sparingly, so most of Baltimores scoring came against backups and newcomers to a defence that ranked last in the NFL against the pass last season. Flacco signed a $120.1 million contract after leading the Ravens to their second Super Bowl title. He worked two series, completing seven of nine passes for 57 yards and one interception. Second-year Bucs coach Greg Schiano liked what he saw from his overhauled secondary early in the game. "I thought we played competitively on defence ... ones against ones," Schiano said. Lavonte David sacked Flacco for a 10-yard loss and Danny Gorrer picked off a sideline throw intended for Jacoby Jones two plays later to stop Baltimores first possession. "It felt pretty good, and not just in terms of finally being back out here," Flacco said. "I felt like we operated OK for being this early and that the offensive line played pretty well. There are a couple of things we need to clean up -- like on the interception -- because those are little things that we need to ... get better at, so we can stay on the field and score points." 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Chris Oswusu muffed a punt return to set up Pierces touchdown, and Baltimore added a TD just before the half when Brynden Trawick blocked Chas Henrys punt in the end zone and Williams recovered. Despite only playing 13 snaps, Freeman felt he accomplished what he set out to in a preseason opener -- mainly working off the rust of a long off-season. "The reason for the preseason is tuning up," the Tampa Bay quarterback said. "We talked about coming out and playing physical and not turning the ball over as an offence. ... I thought it was an effective day to get out and play against somebody, since the last 2 1-2 weeks weve been playing against each other." The Bucs played without cornerback Darrelle Revis, the biggest of several key off-season acquisitions since going 7-9 and missing the playoffs for the fifth straight season. 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