Lampard ruled out of Andorra game

Lampard was thought to be under pressure for his England place Group E: Andorra v England Date: Wednesday 28 March Kick-off: 2000 BST Venue: Olympic Stadium, Barcelona Listen: BBC Five Live Sport Updates BBC Sport website and mobile Watch: Highlights on BBC 1 at 2240 BST England midfielder Frank Lampard has been ruled out of the Euro 2008 qualifier against Andorra on Wednesday due to a cracked bone in his wrist. The 28-year-old suffered the injury during training on Monday when he was struck by a Wayne Rooney shot. But the injury is worse than was first thought and Lampard will not feature at Espanyol's Olympic Stadium. Stewart Downing is expected to step in to the midfield on the left, with Aaron Lennon playing wide on the right. 606: DEBATE At least we'll get to see what we're like without him HR Ashley Cole is back from suspension and will replace Jamie Carragher at left-back, while Micah Richards is set to step in at right-back in place of Phil Neville. Meanwhile, England boss Steve McClaren has launched an impassioned defence of his players' attitude, saying they do care about playing for the national side. The squad have been criticised for a lack of passion after recent below-par displays. But McClaren said: "They care. They're passionate about playing for England. "It hurts them when they lose. It's 10 times harder playing for your country than it is for your club." Saturday's 0-0 draw with Israel leaves England three points behind second-placed Russia and five adrift of Group E leaders Croatia - and in danger of not qualifying for Euro 2008. McClaren added: "There's no problem with their attitude. "They want to win. They failed on Saturday because they didn't score a goal, end of story."