England coach Fabio Capello says he won't take Chelsea fullback Ashley Cole to South African unless he's fully fit.

Cole has been pencilled in to return for Chelsea's home game with Stoke on 25th April and he will do so with Capello's words ringing in his ears.

"I know not all the players will be in the same shape. Some will have played the whole season, some will have played only half the season," he told Four Four Two magazine.

"If, for example, Ashley Cole is only half-fit, that's not enough. He needs to play too. After three months of being injured he will need games."