PICKFORD DESERVES MORE CREDIT AS CLUB AND COUNTRY ACE

YOUR age will have a lot to do with any list of the most underrated England players of all time, but there are a couple of shoo-ins.

- BY ANDY DUNN

When we talk about being 'underrated', let's park those whose number of caps was criminally out of sync with their ability - players such as Andy Cole (15 appearances), Matt Le Tissier (eight) or Frank Worthington (eight).

Instead, think about players who have had, in terms of length, a very respectable England career, but have never been given due acclaim.

Perhaps because of his ill-advised dalliance with Saudi Arabia, Jordan Henderson (86 caps) is on the underrated list. Kyle Walker (96) has probably not got the credit he deserves, likewise the forgotten Raheem Sterling (82).