Their central midfield will be picked from: Steven Gerrard, Gareth Barry, Frank Lampard, and Scott Parker.

All players worthy of being on that plane (except maybe Barry).

All over 30.

There is Phil Jones, who is listed as a defender, but can also play as a defensive midfielder, but ultimately lacks the right kind of positional sense for that role and would probably be overrun by the opposition. And James Milner, who can play as an attack minded central midfielder, but is more likely to play as a defensive minded winger.

So, not a single likely starter under thirty.

Like it or not, you’re not going to win a major international tournament without more youth, because those legs will get tired if they make it out of their group.