Just in case you haven't seen it here is the full England squad - so just for a bit of fun - what is your line up for the first game (and, if you care to elaborate on your selections, why?) Stand-by list Michael Carrick (Manchester United) Andy Carroll (West Ham United) Queenie (Viking Stavanger) Tom Cleverley (Manchester United) Jermain Defoe (Toronto FC) Jon Flanagan (Liverpool) John Ruddy (Norwich City) John Stones (Everton) Strikers Rickie Lambert (Southampton) Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool) Danny Welbeck (Manchester United) Midfielders Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) - captain Ross Barkley (Everton) Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) Adam Lallana (Southampton) Frank Lampard (Chelsea) James Milner (Manchester City) Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal) Raheem Sterling (Liverpool) Jack Wilshere (Arsenal) Defenders Leighton Baines (Everton) Gary Cahill (Chelsea) Phil Jagielka (Everton) Glen Johnson (Liverpool) Phil Jones (Man Utd) Luke Shaw (Southampton) Chris Smalling (Man Utd) Goalkeepers Joe Hart (Manchester City) Ben Foster (West Bromwich Albion) Fraser Forster (Celtic)
That's a pretty sucky choice of strikers IMO. 3 are virtually unproven at a competitive level and then there's Wayne Rooney- when was the last time he shone, or even gave his all, for his country?
My 'would 'love to see' team from that squad Hart Shaw Cahill Jones Johnson Henderson Gerrard Lallana Sterling Rooney Sturridge
Daniel Sturridge Wayne Rooney Adam Lallana - Ross Barkley - Steven Gerrard - Raheem Sterling Leighton Baines - Gary Cahill - Phil Jagielka - Glen Johnson Joe Hart
