... or will it be the goalkeeper, Joe Hart who dons the armband

A little flustered, he referred to John Terry as ‘the current captain’ before then correcting himself. ‘The proudest moment of my career was captaining England,’ he then said. ‘If I feel that in my heart then I can’t take that decision lightly.’

Of utmost importance on Wednesday is the performance of the strikers, in particular Welbeck. With Wayne Rooney suspended for the first two games of Euro 2012 and Darren Bent now a doubt for the tournament with a serious ankle injury, the search intensifies this evening for Rooney’s understudy.

‘We have to come out of this game with one or two individuals having confirmed that, yes, they can fulfil that role in the team,’ he said.

If Pearce manages to do that he would have served his country well.

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