I doubt he would have been playing too much with Kewell, Garcia, Crouch, Morientes, Cisse in there. Robbie Fowler came back that season because he loved the club and was happy to sit on the bench. Owen still probably thought he was England's best forward and was thinking about the 2006 world cup. In the end he got there and was substituted early in his 3 games, last one because of an early injury.