Carragher and King fight for England start

LEDLEY King and Jamie Carragher yesterday insisted they could rise to the challenge of stopping Thierry Henry if John Terry loses his fitness battle for England's Euro 2004 opener against France.

King and Carragher are in contention to partner Sol Campbell on Sunday if Terry fails to come through a fitness test tomorrow.

The Chelsea defender is a key part of England's plans, especially in the absence of Rio Ferdinand, Gareth Southgate and Jonathan Woodgate, but he has been plagued by a hamstring injury for a week.