Gareth Barry has rubbished the theory England players care less about losing for their country than their clubs ahead of the crucial World Cup qualifiers with Andorra and Croatia.

Barry made his claims in the aftermath of Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher's remarks that it hurt him more to be beaten with the Reds than when wearing the Three Lions.

And the Aston Villa midfielder is aware the Fabio Capello era now starts for real after a series of friendly internationals and admitted: "This is when we will be judged."

He said: "I am a professional person. I play every game to win and give 100 per cent and there will be no difference at all from losing a game for my club and losing a game for my country.

"Any defeat hurts. There is a lot of pain when you are on the losing side. There is no difference in terms of who it is for. That is speaking for myself. I am not going to comment on Jamie.

"People try to compare the way you play for your club and the way you play for England and, of course, you are not always going to perform to the best of your ability in every game."

He added: "But the players always give 100 per cent. Some of the games don't always go as well for England as at club level - and vice versa."

Barry is determined that England satisfy the demands of their fans who jeered and booed them relentlessly during the first half of the meeting with Andorra in Barcelona 18 months ago.

He also allayed concerns from some commentators that the team are weighed down by constantly worrying about losing.

He said: "Is there a fear of failure in England camp? I don't think so. There is always that bit of worry. Any professional is wrong to go out without a little bit of fear.

"I think the camp is so positive that no-one is thinking about failure at this moment in time and that is very important."

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