Capello faced criticism from some quarters when it was revealed Robert Green only found out he was playing in England's opener against the United States two hours prior to the match starting.

An error from Green gifted the USA their equaliser in Rustenburg, leading to the recall of James against Algeria last night.

And the Portsmouth goalkeeper revealed he too found out he was set for his World Cup debut shortly before the start.

He told BBC Five Live: "I found out five minutes before we got on the bus. Usual standard."

He added later: "It's nice to play and keep a clean sheet, defensively it was a decent performance.

"We train hard now for a few days and wait for the selection again five minutes before we leave again on Wednesday."

Asked whether he was close to his fellow goalkeepers, James said: "I'm not close to anyone."

England were poor last night and it was another disappointing performance following Saturday's draw against the USA.

However, James declined to agree with Capello's claim pressure could have had an effect on the players.

He told BBC Five Live: "Does he (think that)? Okay."

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Former England captain Alan Shearer admits he is baffled as to why the Barclays Premier League stars failed to perform.

"It was pretty poor and that's being polite," he told BBC Five Live. "The players didn't look comfortable in what they were told to do, didn't see players we normally see.

"They were a shadow of themselves

"I mean you look at the names we have and compare them to Algeria's. We should have blown them away

"Algeria passed better than we did and that was the scary thing for me

"You couldn't praise any part of that performance."

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