The Chelsea and England captain has come under intense scrutiny of late for his adventurous bedroom ways, the talismanic defender smothering his otherwise glamorous career in unwanted controversy. But does he really deserve to stay captain of his domestic and national teams?

Quite simply, he is England's and possibly the world's finest centre back and also one of the best captains in the game, comparisons with Bobby Moore himself not uncommon, but more importantly these last few games have demonstrated why he should remain the skipper for the joint favourite team for the World Cup this year.