No 9: Andy Carroll has taken the shirt traditionally worn by star strikers

Jagielka deserves to be in this squad. Not only did he agree to be on stand-by and travel to
Norway — when some players declined the opportunity — but he performed so well that he made it impossible for Hodgson to ignore him.

‘It’s been a little bit of a whirlwind,’ he said. ‘But I’m delighted to be here. I was supposed to be golfing on Friday in Portugal but I’ll take being at the Grove. I can play golf when I’m retired. I was gutted not to be in the original 23-man squad but half understood why I wasn’t. I was still looking forward to the four days and the Norway game, though.

‘For me, the glass is half full.  I never envisaged, when I  got released by Everton at 15, ever getting back to play for Everton, nor playing for my country.

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