McClaren ready to risk Terry

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Terry was expected to miss England's first friendly of the season with knee ligament damage, but McClaren received the excellent news Terry was back in full training and expected to feature at Anfield at the weekend.

"If he is playing for Chelsea on Sunday, I want to include him in my squad," confirmed McClaren. "He is our captain and our leader. He is the epitome of what we want to be as a team."

Terry will be joined by Owen Hargreaves, Michael Owen and, in all probability, David Beckham when England report for duty in Watford on Monday.

Although the quartet's actual involvement may be limited, McClaren is aware how crucial their collective presence will be when the bid to reach the finals in Austria and Switzerland resumes.

And, after making such giant strides at the end of last term with effective performances against Albania, Brazil and Estonia, McClaren, speaking at the sponsoredbyyou.com event hosted by England sponsors Nationwide, is eager to ensure the momentum is not lost.

"I would like to name them all even if they don't play," he said.

"I want to clear up the three performances we had in the summer, look at where we are going and what we need to do.

"We have put ourselves into a very good position and I want to get England back on the agenda now, rather than wait for another two weeks."