Who makes BBC pundits' England XIs?

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Harry Kane is England's captain, but should he commencement against Slovenia?

It has been 5 days since England's underwhelming tie against Denmark and statement continues complete who Gareth Southgate should sanction successful his starting XI for nan last Group C lucifer against Slovenia.

Should beryllium instrumentality pinch Trent Alexander-Arnold successful midfield? Start Anthony Gordon connected nan near wing? Drop Jude Bellingham deeper?

Some of BBC Sport's pundits, on pinch main shot writer Phil McNulty, person picked their England teams for Tuesday's game.

Wayne Rooney

Wayne Rooney: "I'd for illustration to spot Anthony Gordon travel into nan team. I'd play Jordan Pickford successful goal, past Kyle Walker, Marc Guehi, John Stones and Kieran Trippier. I’d play Gordon disconnected nan left, Bukayo Saka connected nan right, pinch Declan Rice and Jude Bellingham successful nan middle. Phil Foden is number 10 and Harry Kane up top.

"What's happening astatine nan infinitesimal is that Phil and Jude are almost occupying that aforesaid position, truthful it is difficult for them to find space.

"So dropping Jude backmost a small spot and giving Phil that abstraction to roam, pinch Gordon and Saka keeping nan width, will make a large quality to nan team.

"They've had a batch of possession successful nan guidance half but nan abstraction is simply a spot congested astatine nan minute."

Danny Murphy

Danny Murphy: "I deliberation freshen it up, property really precocious and play connected nan beforehand foot.

"Give Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka and Phil Foden a breather fresh for nan knockouts.

"Conor Gallagher is nan champion we person astatine pressing to play up of Declan Rice and Adam Wharton. Luke Shaw is worthy nan consequence to spot if he tin do 60 minutes arsenic we request equilibrium connected nan left-hand broadside truthful badly. If he isn't ready, we tin alteration him.

"The guidance is poor, truthful it's not a consequence to maine making truthful galore changes and will besides springiness those who deliberation they are guaranteed a spot a small footwear up nan bum."

Micah Richards

Micah Richards: "I'm sticking to my aforesaid squad from earlier nan tournament.

"That has equilibrium and thing has changed. Changing loads of players is not going to conscionable hole things."

Jermaine Jenas

Jermaine Jenas: "I'd bring successful Joe Gomez for Kieran Tripper. I thought erstwhile asked to play left-back for Liverpool this twelvemonth he did it very well, positive he gives america much of a coagulated guidelines and would let Kyle Walker to get guardant more.

"I’d for illustration to spot Kobbie Mainoo successful arsenic I think, connected nan ball, he has nan value we request to support possession and he besides people wants to play connected a different statement to Declan Rice, which will springiness Rice much abstraction to do what he does best.

"I've watched Jude Bellingham each twelvemonth play arsenic a 'false 9' aliases conscionable down a frontman and he has a state to create - I deliberation correct now we're asking him to do excessively overmuch protect work, truthful he conscionable looks tired astatine times successful nan game.

"Anthony Gordon needs to travel in. He's not a amended subordinate than Phil Foden, but he people holds nan width connected nan near and runs guardant disconnected nan ball, which is what we're missing."

Phil McNulty

Phil McNulty: "England’s near broadside has looked unbalanced truthful I would spell pinch Anthony Gordon successful beforehand of his Newcastle team-mate Kieran Trippier. I would slope connected their knowing from nine level to activity and connected Gordon to springiness England much earthy width, gait and a extremity threat.

"I would driblet Jude Bellingham backmost from number 10 to play pinch Declan Rice, not arsenic a partner but personification who would person licence to roam fixed nan Arsenal midfield man's crippled intelligence and expertise to sniff retired danger. I deliberation this would still springiness some nan opportunity to spell forward.

"I'd put Phil Foden, England's astir vulnerable subordinate against Denmark, arsenic nan number 10 successful this squad down nan beforehand three, because I judge nan squad would get overmuch much retired of him location and would go a much potent threat."

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