And I’m sorry but Wes Brown just doesn’t have (and in my opinion has never had) the quality to play for England at the World Cup, he simply makes too many mistakes.

I dont see anyone willing to dish out £24m on Jags! He is a good defender tho, and as i said in your original piece had he not got injured he would be in the mix..but i think he is competing with Upson for a spot, and bar injury, the Hammers boy will have the plane seat.

Baines is a much improved player. Again, with injuries at left back he would be considered as he is a ‘proper’ full back. Form will dictate a lot of this with a huge chunk of luck. I dont rate Bridge really but he has been in countless England squads and has played at the highest level for Chelsea…that does count for something in my eyes. World cup squads are not the times to make gambles im afraid. It was only ten minutes ago that people were trying to convince me that Nicky Shorey was an England international!

Jagielka was just starting to establish himself in the England setup when he picked up his injury after starting against Spain and then being brought on for an injured Rio for the last ten at Wembley when Upson and Lesctoo were other options off the bench. If he can rediscover his form once he gets back fit he has as much chance as Joe Cole or Owen Hargreaves as he is a better defender than Brown and Lescott.

Baines is less likely I agree, but I think your squad there is a left-back short – what if we lose Ashley Cole? Bridge is the more likely covering option purely because he has played for Chelsea and so has that bigger reputation, but Baines is a better player and if Capello is watching over the course of the season, he will realise that and could give Baines a chance. He already knows Baines has potential – he was included in a squad last year too.

However Cole still has alot to prove up front as a top class attacker.

And as i said before, there is no way that Jags or Baines will make this squad..thats just Evertonian dream world!

Goalkeepers:
Rob Green, David James, Ben Foster
Defenders:
John Terry, Rio Ferdinand, Ashley Cole, Glen Johnson, Wes Brown, Matthew Upson, Joleon Lescott.
Midfielders:
Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Gareth Barry, Theo Walcott, Aaron Lennon, Joe Cole, Owen Hargreaves, James Milner, David Beckham.
Forwards:
Wayne Rooney, Jermaine Defoe, Peter Crouch, C Cole/Heskey/Bent..its up for grabs

Gerrard, Lampard and Rooney will have to be in major goalscoring form for England to win this..there is always that potential, but i still feel we lack a consistent goal threat. Maybe if we play 4-4-1-1 with Rooney free behind Defoe we will have an increased goal threat but we all know that Capello will play a big man up front to hold up the ball, as he has currently consistently employed an Aston Villa reserve to do that specific job