Playing for England should be a meritocracy, not a closed shop for Gareth Southgate to indulge favoured pupils in the playground.
If performance and consistency are serious criteria for making the Three Lions' Euros squad, Brighton captain Lewis Dunk, West Brom keeper Sam Johnstone and Everton defender Ben Godfrey will make the cut.
And Jesse Lingard's hot streak of form on loan at West Ham will be enough for him to squeeze into the 26-man squad. Dunk has had an impressive season, helping Brighton to keep the fifth-best defensive record in the Premier League (going into the penultimate round of fixtures) as well as adding five goals from set-pieces.
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