Former Liverpool goalkeeper David James says Jordan Pickford is the "best" English goalkeeper ahead of their upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers.

Everton keeper Pickford is set to add to his 21 caps for the national side this week as England take on Czech Republic and Bulgaria on away soil.

"I'm a fan of Jordan," James said.

"Looking at the Premier League clubs now I think there's quite a few young English goalkeepers coming through but I still think he is the best about at the moment.

"I like him, he's confident. It will be interesting to see how his development goes.

"Having had such a meteoric rise to the England position and shoring up that no.1 spot, there's going to be a lull at some point. But he's decent and he's a good lad. When I've spoken to him he's very focused, which is obviously very important."