Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard doesn't expect Gareth Barry's controversial move to Manchester City to affect his England form.

"Gareth is a big enough professional to take that out of his mind while he's here," said Lampard. "I'm sure he can use it as a positive. It's a great move for him. If it's the move he wanted, then fair enough.

"But when we come away with England now, there's a rule. Before, things were on players' minds. Maybe there was a lack of confidence. Now there's a real togetherness about the group. I know that's been said many a time before - that 'this is the strongest team and group I've played in' - so those words don't mean as much, but you can see the determination of this team to get to a World Cup.

"We all know how bad it is to fail, so we're very determined to carry on ­winning. These two games, against ­Kazakhstan and Andorra, can put us very close to qualification and everyone's very aware of that."