The new England home kit which will be worn at the upcoming European Championships was revealed by one cap midfielder Joey Barton.

If the shirt fits: Joey Barton tweeted this picture showing what he said was the new England kit

The kit which will be worn for the first time at Wembley on Wednesday in the friendly with Holland was shown off by the QPR captain via his Twitter page on Wednesday night.

Kit manufacturers Umbro have broken with tradition and for the first time the England shirt has been made purely from red and white.

The traditional blue which has been found in the famous Three Lions crest has been ditched - after just eight games on the previous home shirt - and replaced with an all red badge.

The smart all-red goalkeeper kit - which Manchester City's Joe Hart will model at Wembley next week - could easily be confused as the latest outfield away number.

The inspiration comes from the St. George’s flag which according to Umbro is a ‘symbolic notion of Englishness’.

Barton, who has made a 12 minute cameo for England against Spain in 2007, used the social networking site to tell England caretaker manager Stuart Pearce he would be happy to wear the new shirt.

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