KRAKOW: Wayne Rooney is determined to make a point as well as take a point when he returns from suspension to spearhead England’s bid to reach the Euro 2012 quarter-finals against Ukraine on Tuesday. England need only a draw in a tricky final Group D game against the co-hosts to book their place in the last eight. But while Rooney’s priority will be making sure England get the result they need to progress, the 26-year-old Manchester United striker is also keen to atone for his failure to shine at recent major tournaments. Rooney’s explosive entrance to international football at Euro 2004 remains the highpoint of his England career, which has been characterised by serial disappointment ever since. He was sent off as England bowed out at the quarter-final stage of the 2006 World Cup before flopping four years later in South Africa, a tournament where he had been tipped to shine. It has left Rooney with a sense of unfinished business as he prepares to spearhead England’s attack against the Ukrainians. At Euro 2004, an 18-year-old Rooney terrorised opposition defences and scored four goals before limping off injured in the quarter-finals. The England striker now believes his youthful fearlessness has been replaced by a more calculating football brain. Since his sending off against Montenegro last October, when he inexplicably lashed out at Miodrag Dzudovic, Rooney has steered largely clear of disciplinary strife, picking up only one yellow card in the matches since. — Agencies