Becks earns red for rant

But now Cole and Arsenal colleague Sol Campbell must prepare for a challenge they only ever normally encounter on the training pitch - and stop them scoring against England in Lisbon on June 13. 'It's scary,' said Cole after receiving his championship medal at Highbury. 'You want to play in the big games, but it's going to be a really hard one against France. Everyone knows it.

'The England boys will be confident. With players such as Steven Gerrard, you have to feel you can get a result. 'But you have to be a bit scared because of the players they have. Sol is a great player and I'm sure it will be a tough battle, but I've trained with Thierry and you can't stop him. He's been great for us. Hopefully, he's used up all his energy playing for Arsenal.'

Eriksson is expected to call on Liverpool's Jamie Carragher and Tottenham's Ledley King as cover for Campbell and John Terry, while despite saying in March that Tottenham's Jermain Defoe was one for the future rather than this summer, Tord Grip may have changed his boss's mind and he may be tempted to either take a fifth striker or select him ahead of Darius Vassell.

Lawton's probable squad: Goalkeepers: James (Man City), Robinson (Tottenham), Walker (Leicester City). Defenders: G Neville and P Neville (Man United), Campbell (Arsenal), Terry (Chelsea), Carragher (Liverpool), King (Tottenham), A Cole (Arsenal), Bridge (Chelsea). Midfielders: Beckham (Real Madrid), Dyer (Newcastle), Gerrard (Liverpool), Scholes (Man Utd), Lampard (Chelsea), Butt (Man Utd), Hargreaves (Bayern Munich), J Cole (Chelsea). Strikers: Owen (Liverpool), Rooney (Everton), Heskey (Liverpool), Vassell (Aston Villa).