Blackburn Rovers midfielder David Bentley says England are the best team in the world - on paper.

Breaking into the England team is a serious business, as a Champions League final that involved nine of Capello's current internationals demonstrated last week.

"It was one of the best games I've seen this season," enthused Bentley. "They're the matches I want to play in. I want to reach the top but I haven't done that yet. I've not played in a big tournament, in the Champions League. But you look at the England squad and there are so many great players.

"On paper there isn't a better team in the world. Clearly we need to work better as a team. I think it's about belief.

"The foundation has now been laid with the new gaffer. Now we have to deliver."