Kevin Davies has hit the headlines following Fabio Capello's squad announcement for the upcoming game against Montenegro.The 33-year-old Bolton striker will make his debut if he takes to the Wembley turf next Wednesday, with him vying for a spot along with Wayne Rooney, Peter Crouch and Darren Bent.
Davies' selection owes much to injuries to Jermain Defoe, Bobby Zamora and Gabriel Agbonlahor, although he has beaten Newcastle's Andy Carroll who was tipped to win a place.
Despite this though it is in the centre of defence where the Italian faces the biggest problem.
Manchester United and Chelsea stars Rio Ferdinand and John Terry are both recalled to the squad, and will be favourite to partner each other against the Europeans minnows.
However that would of course be extremely hard on Phil Jagielka, who has performed admirably whilst deputising for the Three Lions.
The Everton centre back would rightfully feel hard done by if dropped, with Capello also facing a big decision about whether to reinstate Ferdinand as captain.
Steven Gerrard has taken the armband in his absence, and a lot of debate enraging about Rio's return.
Many people are in favour of the Liverpool midfielder keeping the arm band, which would make the most sense for the side.
Surely Ferdinand has a lot more on his mind, e.g regaining fitness and a regular slot for both club and country again, rather than being burdened by captaincy.
Elsewhere Joe Hart will continue between the sticks, but we could see a new face in midfield.
Gareth Barry and Gerrard will surely get starts with Adam Johnson also a favourite, but the final place could be up for grabs.
Any one of Tom Huddlestone, Joe Cole, Aaron Lennon, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Jack Wilshire and Ashley Young could grab that final spot.
Despite the debate over personnel though it should be a fairly straight forward victory for England, with nothing else to be tolerated.
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