A bad workman quarrels with his tools

which makes all those players complaining about Jabulani bad workmen. After all, if Leo can run with the ball like it's glued to his feet, I don't see why the rest can't do the same and if Vincent Enyeama can catch the ball like a human Venus fly-trap, I really don't see what the likes of Ilker Casillas, Gianluigi Buffon, David James, Mark Schwarzer etc are on about.

Depsite Jabulani having been made available by Adidas since last December, the English only got round to using it in May whereas the likes of Leo have been using since February - apparently Don Fabio made the decision not to practise with it.

Can't play, Won't play

So the Can't play, Won't play World Cup XI is made up of:

Andrea Pirlo

Arjen Robben

David Beckham
*David James
Didier Drogba
John Obi Mikel
José Bosingwa
Lassana Diarra
Michael Ballack
Michael Essien
Nani - was it worth it?

I would opt for a 4-5-1 formation, but given there's no recognised striker, it hard to see how this hypothetical team would progress - it has just occurred to me that Didier the Diver Drogba is a striker when he's in the mood to be.

*David James is carrying a knee injury, but because of his erudition and articulation, the senior England players have lobbied for him to start Saturday's opener against the USofA