David James horror show suggests England have a goalkeeping crisis on their hands

How disappointing - and yet, somewhat inevitable - to see Portsmouth and England keeper David James revert to type over the festive period.

Perhaps he got a particularly engrossing new Nintendo DS game for Xmas, but his displays against West Ham - four goals shipped, including one straight through his legs - and Arsenal - just the one against, but at least three crosses dropped - were vintage clangers from the Calamity James (s)crap book.

All of which spells bad news for England's 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign. Rob Green and Paul Robinson haven't exactly covered themselves in glory of late, Scott Carson is so bad that even Heurelho Gomes looks reliable in comparison, and the chief experience young Joe Hart is getting at City is picking the ball out of the net.

Is it too late to draft Manuel Almunia in as a ringer?

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