LONDON -- Underwhelming up front and uneasy at the back -- but England still signed off with a victory at Wembley Stadium before the World Cup. Only one forward contributed a goal in the 3-0 victory over Peru on Friday, with Daniel Sturridges deft strike in the first half breaking the dreary deadlock. But coach Roy Hodgson was still encouraged that his players managed to successfully exploit Perus inability to defend set pieces to extend their lead in the second half. From two corners in a five-minute span, Gary Cahill and Phil Jagielka both netted in Englands first friendly since the 23-man World Cup squad was named. "It didnt look as if it would be too comfortable in the first half, but as soon as Daniel scored that wonderful goal the game wasnt in doubt," Hodgson said. "To do it in front of 85,000 people was a great send-off, the atmosphere was a vote of confidence. "When you play against teams with 10 men behind the ball you have to be patient but I had no doubt we would win." England heads over the weekend to Miami to play friendlies against Ecuador and Honduras before flying onto Brazil. In the Florida sun, it will be Wayne Rooney in particular with a lot to prove after the striker failed to come close to scoring in north London. "We think we know where he is, how his fitness is being maintained or progressing," Hodgson said. "His attitude and commitment are first-class, even in a game of this nature. He has two more weeks to keep that going." Although England was in control in the first half, there were anxious moments due to sloppiness that provided openings for the ineffective Peruvians, who didnt qualify for Brazil. When Rooney conceded possession early on, Jean Deza was able to unleash a dipping shot that Joe Hart saved, one of several openings for the winger on his debut. And in the second half, defender Glen Johnson gave the ball away too easily inside his own half, allowing Andre Carrillo to break forward and release Deza to shoot. Peru goalkeeper Raul Fernandez at first had little to do, with the hosts taking until the 19th minute to come close to finding the target, with Sturridge dragging a shot wide. The match was so dreary that England fans made paper airplanes out of the cardboard used for a pre-match mosaic. But Sturridge produced a goal out of nowhere with Englands meaningful effort in the 32nd. A throw-in from Glen Johnson reached his Liverpool teammate, who placed the ball high into the net beyond Fernandez. That aside, throughout the first half Fernandez didnt have a save to make, while Hart was called into action just before the break, coming off his line to deny Luis Ramirez with his left boot. This wasnt the rousing send-off England fans had hoped for, with the creativity missing and anxious moments. But the pair of goals from defenders added gloss to the win. Cahill first met Jagielkas corner in the crowded penalty area, planting a header into the net in the 65th. 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He had 121 defensive tackles, five special teams tackles and seven interceptions in 51 regular-season and three playoff games.Joe Johnson and Lionel Hollins have separate histories beating up the Detroit Pistons.Saturday, they got to do it together.Johnson scored 15 of his 34 points in the final eight minutes and Hollins beat the Pistons for the 10th time in 11 tries as the Brooklyn Nets pulled away to win 102-90.I was moving pretty good, and we just started executing and hitting big shot after big shot, Johnson said. We had a lot of mistakes and we let the lead slip away in the fourth quarter, but then Coach called a timeout and we got things back together.Johnson has averaged 16.4 points in 40 career games against Detroit, but has rarely looked more impressive than he did Saturday against Stan Van Gundys team. Johnson was 14 of 23 from the floor, torching everyone the Pistons tried against him, and added eight rebounds.We got blown up by a great player, Van Gundy said. Ive been coaching against him for a long time, and as you can see, I still havent found a way to stop him. We wanted to double him, but he was making 23-footers, and you dont want to run a guy out that far. At the end, we didnt have a choice.The Pistons (0-3) got 18 points and 11 rebounds from Greg Monroe, who was making his season debut after a two-game suspension for a drunk-driving arrest, but shot 1 for 17 on 3-pointers.Obviously, 5.9 per cent isnt going to get you anywhere on 3-pointers, Van Gundy said. A lot of that is on me, because I still dont have a handle on what this team can do offensively.Kevin Garnett added 18 points and 14 rebounds for the Nets (1-1), while Deron Williams scored 15.Being 1-1 is obviously better than being 0-2, but I would have been proud of the way this team (played) no matter what happened, Hollins said.The Nets led 59-47 after a first half that saw them score at least 25 points against Pistons small forward Kyle Singler. 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I told him after this one that he played an awesome game.___TIP-INSNets: Garnett was booed every time he touched the ball, just as he has been at the Palace of Auburn Hills since the Celtics beat the Pistons in the 2008 Eastern Conference finals.Pistons: The game was the official debut of the multi-million dollar renovations of the 26-year-old Palace, highlighted by a massive six-screen videoboard at centre court. The new technology was used as part of a halftime tribute to Detroit that included a surprise appearance by Kid Rock. . The Pistons shot 25 per cent (8 for 32) outside the paint.TURNING POINTAfter the Pistons took the lead on Butlers free throws, Johnson outscored the Pistons 15-2 in a stretch of just under five minutes. What can you say when a guy gets hot like that? We just tried to get him the ball in a good position and he took over the game, Hollins said.NUMBERSThrough three games, the Pistons are shooting 21.9 per cent on 3-pointers, but taking more than 20 a game. Josh Smith (0 for 6) and Caldwell-Pope (2 for 16) have struggled the most.UP NEXT:Nets: Host Oklahoma City on Monday.Pistons: Host New York on Wednesday. ' ' '