Thinking of England: Fabio Capello has had plenty on his mind of late

There is a problem with Terry and it is something he highlighted in his response to one question. Since losing the captaincy, had anyone close to him given him 'a talking-to'? Had anyone told him to take a good look at himself?

'No,' he said, and it is this failure of those close to him and those who indulge him by failing to see his faults, which actually leaves him thinking he has been the victim of a great injustice. Even when the guy who has reinstated him also took the decision to strip him of the captaincy in the first place.

It was Capello who hammered him hardest for that astonishing performance in a press conference during the World Cup, accusing him of 'a silly mistake'.

But if Tuesday was an attempt to deal with the past and move on, then perhaps it is now time to follow suit - however much we might disagree with the decision to reinstate Terry.

Capello has brought him back and if nobody at the Football Association or within the England dressing room is prepared to object, either publicly or directly to Terry and Capello, it becomes increasingly difficult to argue that the wrong guy has the armband.

It was far from easy for Terry on Tuesday and he admitted to being nervous; overwhelmed even. He also suggested that he deserved credit for staying out of trouble for the last year and focusing on playing to the best of his ability, for Chelsea and England.

Having been given the captaincy for a second time, he needs to make doubly sure that there are no more scandals or controversy.

But on Saturday he captains England against Wales in a European Championship qualifier and, having faced yesterday's interrogation, should now be supported in trying to lead his country to an important victory.

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