Turning 35-years-old on the eve of England’s concluding Group F qualifier in Lithuania might have convinced Jermain Defoe to accept that next summer’s World Cup finals will be his last shot at a major tournament.
Defoe thinks differently. It is not out of the question, he believes, to still be playing for his country when Euro 2020 rolls around.
‘If I feel the same at 37, why not?’ says the Bournemouth striker.
‘If we were looking at my stats at the age of 25 and they were the same, it wouldn't even be a question, would it?