He captained England for the first time for the final 10 minutes of the match in a 2–1 loss against France on 17 November 2010, when both Rio Ferdinand and Steven Gerrard had been substituted.
Prvi put je kapitenovao Englesku u poslednjih 10 minuta utakmice u 2: 1 gubljenju protiv Francuske 17. novembra 2010. godine, kada su i Rio Ferdinand i Stiven Dzerard zamenjeni.