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John Stones has his wobbles but he is a class act, insists former Everton team-mate Steven Naismith

John Stones. Discuss. And be prepared to have someone calling you mad for thinking that he is either a) a lax-minded luxury or b) the answer to England's prayers.

The £50million Manchester City defender will partner Gary Cahill, the defensive rock for Premier League champions Chelsea, against Scotland in this weekend's crucial World Cup qualifier at Hampden.

Some in the Tartan Army will be rubbing their hands at the prospect of a ball-playing centre-half like Stones — a player whose talent occasionally seems to be running ahead of his brain — being thrown into an international fixture played at a manic pace.