He said: “You rarely play an international match against opponents and they haven’t got their hands on their hearts, singing their anthem as loud as they can.
“We made the decision very early on, that we’d do what every other team does.
“The thing is we are proud, we are happy to be wearing that England shirt, so when the National Anthem comes up it's an obvious one for me that we sing it. My hope is that they will all sing it.”
Saturday 31 May 2014 World Bad omen for England? World Cup song is dropped
Gary Barlow's reworking of the Take That hit, Greatest Day, was supposed to become England's World Cup anthem. Instead, it has been quietly axed.
England's World Cup songs enjoy a mixed record on critical acclaim to say the least. But the latest offering from Gary Barlow and a host of superstars has claimed the dubious honour of being dropped as a single before the tournament even starts.