Theo Walcott has praised England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford for his leadership at Euro 2020.

Pickford, who was teammates with Walcott at Everton, has played every minute of the tournament to help England reach the quarter-finals, where they will play Ukraine on Saturday.

Southampton winger Walcott told talkSPORT: "It's all about clean sheets in tournament football.

"I've been really pleased with Jordan and he had a lot of people on his back about being too involved in the game.

"I think he's taken a step back and started to handle the defence and not play the occasion. He's leading on the field.

"When you've got a goalkeeper behind you like that, it helps. We are very difficult to break down.

"Jordan has always been a resilient young man and dealt with pressures and I'm sure now he's grown his hair a little bit more he's probably not hearing as much.

"He's brilliant. Always done very well for England and Everton. Having (Robin) Olsen, he's a very experienced goalkeeper, it has probably done him some good."