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Adnan Januzaj should not pull on the Three Lions

Playing for England depends on who you are, where you learned your sport — and how you sound

19 October 2013

9:00 AM

19 October 2013

9:00 AM

The more you see of Jack Wilshere, the more admirable he becomes. He seems to have taken wholeheartedly to fatherhood, a path he embarked on when he was barely out of short trousers. And then there’s the agreeably relaxed way he was toking on a Marlboro Light outside a London nightclub the other day.

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Roger Alton is an executive editor at the Times.

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