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It's not beyond the realms of possibility that Sturridge could break down again, either if he features against Portugal for any length of time or not. We can name a replacement for an injury right up until the first game against Russia.

Hodgson was always going to take chances over the fitness of Sturridge & Wilshire - I expected nothing else there. It's possibly the fitness concerns over Sturridge that made the Rashford selection a more pressing case.

I'm happy enough with it and it's what I expected, but I can't see what Barkley brings over Drinkwater or Townsend. Wilshire was always going to go, as was Sturridge.

Townsend's been in good form of late. He's a wide player and offers more of a threat than Ross Barkley, who's had a miserable few months. He 'aint the new Gascoigne.

I would have taken Drinkwater over Barkley too.

Would have taken Townsend over Barkley.