May

Is Jamie Carragher making the England World Cup squad?

Talk the defender will be in the provisional 30 man squad

There are some people who say that once you turn your back on your country, that should be you finished. However, there are many more people who are a touch more pragmatic about the situation and realise that people can make mistakes or change their minds.

There are rumours surfacing that Jamie Carragher has been having secret talks with the England camp about breaking his self-imposed exile from the national team and could be in with a shout of making the squad for the World Cup.

John Terry and Rio Ferdinand have been the mainstays of the centre of the English defence and their dominance made up part of the many reasons why Jamie Carragher decided he would rather than focus on his Liverpool career. With Liverpool having a nightmare season, Carragher perhaps wants to end the summer having won a few games in a row!

Terry and Ferdinand have had questionable seasons but the same has to be said for Carragher.

Everyone knows that things haven’t clicked for Liverpool this season with even key men like Gerrard and Carragher turning in many poor performances. Choosing Carragher is not choosing a man in form but it is choosing someone who has been there, seen it and done it. At times, in a short tournament like the World Cup, experience can count for much more than form.

What it does to the morale of other centre halfs who may have considered themselves to be in the running for the squad remains to be seen. It would be pretty hard to take if you have performed well all season only to find someone who removed themselves from the squad to walk in at the last minute and take your place.

Then again, it is not as if there are many candidates who have to be there. There are plenty of centre halfs who are in with a shout but none should be guaranteed a place.

If Jamie Carragher does return to the England squad, it is sure to lead to a great time to his friends and the rumour mongers. Who can forget the tales emanating from the House of Scouse at the 2006 World Cup? It may well be that John Terry’s mum is looking out her passport as we speak!

Would you like to see Jamie C at the World Cup?