England goalkeeper legend Peter Shilton says Portsmouth No1 David James is too error-prone to be the national team's first-choice.

He said: "Every international keeper is going to make mistakes, but the best ones make fewer.

"With David James and Paul Robinson that is why they both lost their spot when they had it, because they made mistakes in two or three games in succession which got them out of the England team.

"That is the worrying thing with both of them - they can both be terrific goalkeepers ability-wise, but there is always that element of risk and silly mistakes.

"I would like to see a young goalkeeper now in the next few games."