Capello unhappy with keepers' options but eyes Hart

England coach Fabio Capello has bemoaned a lack of goalkeeping talent at his disposal, saying yesterday it forced him to bring back goalkeeper David James.

The Portsmouth keeper, who lost his England place under Sven-Goran Eriksson, returned to the line-up for Capello's first game in charge this month when England beat Switzerland 2-1 in a friendly at Wembley.

Former number one Paul Robinson is not playing for Tottenham Hotspur after a loss of form while Aston Villa's Scott Carson produced a howler when England lost 3-2 at home to Croatia in November and failed to qualify for Euro 2008.

Manchester United's Ben Foster has been talked up in the media but is injured. Capello hinted the future may lie with Manchester City's Joe Hart, the England U-21 goalkeeper.

"Only 38 per cent of the players are English. The pool is reduced. I have had to reinstate a 37-year-old goalkeeper but I have spotted one in the U-21s who is very interesting," Capello told Italy's Radio Anch'io.

Manchester United youth player Tom Heaton and Joe Lewis, of League Two (fourth division) Peterborough, were the other keepers in U-21 coach Stuart Pearce's last squad.

Capello's comments came a day after James saved a penalty in Portsmouth's 1-0 FA Cup fifth round win at Preston North End.

Despite the restricted choice of players, Capello is enjoying England.

"Their culture is extraordinarily beautiful. The stadiums are always full. But certainly the media pressure is heavy, particularly on the national coach," he joked.

Fellow Italian Giovanni Trapattoni will come up against the Azzurri in World Cup 2010 qualifying after being appointed Ireland coach. Capello said he would have no qualms if England played his home country.

"I would like to face Italy in South Africa, it would mean we had qualified for the World Cup," he said.