Aston Villa goalkeeper Scott Carson won't let down England tonight against Croatia.

That's the opinion of Brian Kidd, who was director of development at Leeds when Carson was discovered playing football in Workington.

Kidd told the Daily Mail: "Scott has the temperament to be the England keeper. He is levelheaded, studious and down to earth. He was the photo-fit of the perfect academy player.

"He is wonderfully talented but the acid test is when you throw a player in and they either sink or swim. My bet is that he will swim."

"Scott deserves this chance," claimed Ian Broomfield, who was chief scout at Leeds when Carson was making his way through the ranks.

"Leeds already had two great keepers in Nigel Martyn and Paul Robinson so it was always going to be difficult for him to get a chance at the club, but what a player."