Chelsea skipper Terry tells Capello he won't quit England

Chelsea captain John Terry has told England coach Fabio Capello he won't be forced into international retirement by his captaincy controversy.

The Daily Mail says the pair did not meet face to face at Chelsea’s match against Manchester United on Sunday but have spoken since the FA board made their decision to strip Terry of the England captaincy pending his trial for a racially aggravated public order offence.

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.