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LONDON -- Gareth Southgate edged closer to being appointed Englands permanent manager with a victory that weakened Gordon Strachans grip on the Scotland job.A trio of headers from Daniel Sturridge, Adam Lallana and Gary Cahill ensured a 3-0 victory on Friday that appeared far more convincing on the scoreboard than the actual performance by England in the 113th meeting of international footballs oldest rivals.It gave Southgate seven points from the three competitive matches of his interim spell in charge of England following Sam Allardyces abrupt departure after one match in charge over unguarded comments to undercover reporters.Whether Southgate is handed the job permanently will be determined after England hosts Spain in a friendly on Tuesday. While the displays under Southgate have lacked the dynamism expected by fans of a team of Premier League stars, they werent any better in recent years either. England was embarrassed at the European Championship in June, with Roy Hodgson quitting after a last-16 loss to Iceland.What Im really pleased about is that I was given the task of picking the job up in a very difficult situation for everybody and I feel like weve prepared the team really well, Southgate said. The rest is out of my hands. Ive loved it. Ive really enjoyed the role. Ive enjoyed the responsibility. Ive enjoyed the challenge of every part of it.If Southgate is handed a contract, rather than returning to the under-21s team, he might not be facing Strachan in the opposite dugout when England travels to Scotland in June.The spirited Scots did make the hosts uncomfortable at times at Wembley Stadium but had nothing to show for it. Strachans side slumped to fifth place, six points behind unbeaten England, and the manager will face further scrutiny over his future as Scotlands hopes of making its first tournament since the 1998 World Cup fade.Strachan said he was only thinking about the impact of the cruel result of his players,If anyone thinks at this moment in time Im thinking about myself you are wrong, Strachan told reporters.Probably when Im just about to die, Ill think, `How did you get on Gordon? Not a bad life, Strachan added. At the moment in time ... its nothing to do with me.Slovenia is second after Benjamin Verbic clinched a 1-0 at bottom-placed Malta. Slovakia is third after beating Lithuania 4-0 through Adam Nemecs header before strikes from Juraj Kucka, Martin Skrtel and Marek Hamsik. Only the group winners automatically qualify for the 2018 finals in Russia.---ENGLAND 3, SCOTLAND 0Unsurprisingly, the anthems were sung against a chorus of boos from rival fans -- 144 years after this derby was first played.But the cross-border rivals were united in the buildup to the game by a two-week public spat with FIFA over their desire to mark Armistice Day by wearing poppies which commemorate British Commonwealth forces who have died on duty since World War I.England and Scotland are set to be fined by FIFA for breaching rules banning political, religious, personal or commercial messages on official uniforms and equipment.After a pre-match minute of silence, the Scots pressed with purpose from kickoff but they couldnt keep it up and fell behind in the 24th minute.Raheem Sterlings initial shot deflected to the right flank and Kyle Walker returned the ball into the penalty area where an unmarked Sturridge angled a low header past goalkeeper Craig Gordon. It was a rare bright moment for the Liverpool striker, who has dropped in the pecking order at Anfield and has scored no goals in the league this season.It wasnt as comfortable as we would have liked, Lallana said. We started the game very sloppily. We said a few things to each other at halftime and the manager did.Scotland missed opportunities to equalize at the start of the second half and England punished the visitors after five minutes with Lallana latching onto Roses cross with a header. Cahill completed a miserable trip south of the border for Scotland in the 61st minute when he was left unmarked to connect with captain Wayne Rooneys corner.I dont know if we can work any harder than we do, Strachan said.Although the game largely passed off peacefully, objects were thrown onto the field in north London in the second half, with England goalkeeper Joe Hart having to clear them. Hunter Dozier Jersey . Then the Pacers gave Oladipo and his Orlando teammates the cold shoulder. 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CHICAGO -- With an eye on October, the Chicago Cubs will continue with a six-man rotation this month as lefty Mike Montgomery will remain a starter despite the return of John Lackey from the disabled list.Just trying to keep guys fresh for the rest of the year, manager Joe Maddon said before Sundays game against the San Francisco Giants. Its no more complicated than that.Montgomery will take his next turn in the rotation on Wednesday against the Milwaukee Brewers, giving the starters six days off between outings which includes an off-day on Thursday. The Cubs are taking no chances with their top arms as they prepare for up to three rounds of postseason baseball.Last year we saw it right before our eyes with Jake [Arrieta], Maddon said. The jump he encountered and what it meant at the end of last season.Its well documented how Arrieta hit a wall last year in the NLCS against the New York Mets after increasing his workload from the year before. The Cubs can be conservative with their starters as a result of their double-digit lead in their division.Right now, throughout the industry youre hearing about fatigue and people being skipped and all that stuff, Maddon said. Right now our starters aare pitching as well as they have all year.dddddddddddd I would like to think if we continue along this path well keep that freshness about them.The one obstacle Maddon knows hell run into is with his veteran pitchers. They dont necessarily like being pushed back extra days. Jon Lester, in particular, judges his season on whether he pitches 200 innings more than any other statistic. He has reached that number seven times in his career, needing 31 innings this year to hit that plateau.You run into a lot of regular starters that dont like that because theyve been trained not to like that, Maddon said. Under Maddons plan Lester should have four starts remaining, and he would need to average over seven innings per start to reach 200. Thats not likely to happen. Maddon believes preparing for a World Series run will trump individual accomplishments.At that point I think theyll pretty happy, the manager stated. If you have someone you like in the 6-hole it makes it easier ... At the end of the day theyve been trained to think a certain way. I get it .I totally get it. ' ' '