Rooney set to lead The Three Lions.

So Roy Hodgson has announced his first England team since the disappointment in Brazil, this time there is a few surprise players, no Gerrard or Lampard and a new captain. This team will face Norway and Switzerland hoping to get their UEFA Euro qualifying off to a good start.

I'll start off with the new picks, firstly Jack Colback or as Hodgson has labeled him the 'Ginger Pirlo.' Colback completed a move to Newcastle this season and has been decent in what we have seen of him in a Newcastle and Sunderland shirt, but has he been good enough for a call up? But you never know he could be a a good young asset for Hodgson, next up see's Andros Townsend return to the squad after a injury prior to the World Cup, this is a good decision by Hodgson as he looked quick and brought energy into the three lions team in games he did play, being a key role in England's 2-0 win over Poland to confirm their place in Brazil. The next player is another from White Hart Lane in Danny Rose, this player a long with Jack Colback is what I was most surprised by Hodgson, both have several players ahead of them for these positions and aren't stand out talents in the Premier League. Next on to the sixteen million pound man Callum Chambers, who has had a bright start to the new chapter of his career with Arsenal and there is no questioning this player should be in the squad but why not earlier? He was the same great talent for Southampton and was having a fantastic season? Fabian Delph and John Stones are the last of the newcomers to the three lions, these two picks are very good from Hodgson in my opinion, Delph who had such great potential but is only now starting to fill it and John Stones who possibly been on the flight to Brazil.

Summing up the newcomers, some have a lot to prove like Colback, Delph and Rose but if it they make themselves known we will be looking at a completely different England side for the future with many different possibilities of how they will line up and a completely different style of play.

Onto the new captain Wayne Rooney, and I'm surprised by the lack of support he has from thousands of fans, yes there is obvious reasons people are unhappy with previous incidents in Wayne's career but who else could it have been? The only one with a shout at it apart from Rooney is Hart. But I think Wayne is the right choice, maybe this is just what he needs to kick his national performances up a gear. Many players look up to him for what he has done on the field for Manchester United. In the hot Brazilian sun I think his work rate was well for the Italy and Uruguay games but if he wants to keep this role he must take it by the scruff of the neck and really lead from the front. There can't be anymore incident's like at the 2010 World Cup where he criticized the fans, a captain has to take responsibility and it will be interesting to see if he can do it for England.