It's a far cry from the last World Cup, where we had a lot of injuries. We've got a clean bill of health, with the exception of John and the preparations have gone really well.

I will see at least a month of the Premiership season, as well as the World Cup.

Well, in an ideal world I want to succeed here, play as much as I can and score many goals.

If I'd still been in one piece from the World Cup and gone through my career, what type of player would I have been? No doubt about it, if I hadn't had as many injuries I would have been the all-time leading scorer for England.

I'd love to go and I'd love to play for my country and go to a World Cup again. I've got to accept I'm not in the current squad and just think, 'If I get it, it's a bonus and I'll give it everything.' But it's hard to do when you've been thinking a different way all your life.

The way I look at myself, the biggest achievement in my eyes - forget winning trophies or scoring in World Cups - is that I'm still at a top club playing at a really high standard having been almost two different players.