Arsenal legend Ian Wright says England boss Fabio Capello should send Robert Green home if he doesn't select the West Ham United goalkeeper for their clash with Algeria.

In his column for The Sun, Wright wrote: "If I was Fabio Capello, I would call Robert Green into my office this morning.

"I would sit him down, look straight into his eyes and ask him: Are you ready to play against Algeria on Friday? If he said no I would thank him for his honesty and then set about deciding whether to replace him with either David James or Joe Hart.

"But if he said yes - and I believed he was OK mentally - then I would keep him in goal for what is now a vital second game for us. I realise this might not be the popular consensus across the country after his horrendous error on Saturday night condemned us to a disappointing 1-1 draw in our World Cup opener against the USA.

"There are widespread calls to drop the West Ham keeper after he let Clint Dempsey's feeble shot squirm through his grasp to gift the Yanks an equaliser they never looked like scoring themselves. But I honestly believe that if Green feels he is still up to the job then Capello should stick by him as axing him at this stage could do more harm than good - both for the player and England.

"And if Capello is not going to pick him against Algeria then he might as well tell him to pack his bags and catch the first plane home."