Birmingham City midfielder Barry Ferguson hopes former teammate Joe Hart does well for England at the World Cup.

In his column for The Herald, Ferguson wrote: "I am not a great watcher of matches when I'm not playing. Over the summer, normally I prefer to switch off completely. But I will take in some of the games and pay particular attention to England, given that I live down there now for part of my working week.

"Also, a guy I became very friendly with last season when he was on loan at Birmingham, Joe Hart, is in the squad and I hope that he gets a game ahead of the other two goalkeepers at Fabio Capello's disposal, David James and Robert Green.

"Joe was terrific for us last season, but has now gone back to Manchester City. He is part of a squad that will once again carry massive expectation."