Again, you being English does not make your understanding better than mine.
As I said, so far Capello obviously prefers Rooney to everyone else. By the time the world cup starts, unless Capello starts picking Defoe ahead of Rooney I think I'll continue believing a striker is more than just a goal scorer, Rooney is waaaay better than Defoe. Imagine Rooney in Tottenham... wow he'd take their strike force to another level.
Again, Goal Count is not the only Indicator of a Striker's level. Examples like DP, Cassano, Ibra proves this. And i don't think many people would agree with you that Ibra is good because he scores goals. His passing, holding up play, effort, creativity are nothing.