Terry won't turn his back on England despite losing captaincy

John Terry has told Fabio Capello he will be available for the European Championship in the summer.

The last hope of the Football Association, that Terry would choose to absent himself from the event, ending all controversy around his inclusion, evaporated at the weekend when Terry informed Capello that it was his intention to play for England this season, if selected.

Terry told Capello he would be available, if fit, curtailing speculation that he would quit England in protest at his demotion. Short-term, the diagnosis on his knee injury is not encouraging, with fears he may be out for three to four weeks, removing him from England’s friendly match against Holland at Wembley on February 29.