Premiership: Bowyer and Woodgate for England - Ridsdale

Leeds chairman Peter Ridsdale has urged England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson to improve the national team by selecting controversial United duo Jonathan Woodgate and Lee Bowyer.

Ridsdale called on Eriksson and Football Association chiefs to see past the media circus surrounding the pair and pick them for international duty as the build-up to the World Cup in Japan and South Korea begins.