Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has been warned his England future is under threat.
Former England coach Terry Venables wrote in The Sun: "Having lost the captain's armband, the Manchester United defender is now in real danger of losing his place in the team.
"Ferdinand was left out of the squad for Friday's 3-0 win in Bulgaria and Tuesday night's clash against Wales after hurting his hamstring in United's opening-day win at West Brom.
"It is not the first time he has been ruled out of Fabio Capello's squad through injury.
"But it is the first time I have wondered whether he will actually get back in the side when he is fit.
"Whenever Ferdinand was sidelined in the past, his return to the team was guaranteed.
"But this may no longer be the case.
"The emergence of Gary Cahill, Chris Smalling and, even more importantly, Phil Jones have put the 32-year-old's place in serious jeopardy."
