James Milner would not stand in the way of progress were he to become a bit-part member of the England squad. The 30-year-old made his England debut in 2009 against Holland and is in line to pick up his next cap against the same side tomorrow night. Milner is the only member of Fabio Capello's squad from that friendly who is involved in Roy Hodgson's ranks for the double-header against Germany and the Dutch. The Liverpool man has more caps than anyone in Hodgson's party and is likely to go to Euro 2016 as one of England's experienced campaigners. But he will seek talks with Hodgson after the summer, if indeed the 68-year-old remains in charge beyond the European Championships, and, if it looks as though he has fallen down the pecking order, the former Aston Villa and Manchester City man will be ready to step aside. "I don't know really, I can see pluses and minuses for both and you probably get criticised either way whichever way you take it," he said when asked if he would be tempted to walk away from international football before dropping out of contention. "I think that is a conversation I will probably have with the manager at the start of next season. "I don't want to be...
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