The Match of the Day panel may boast 202 international caps between them - but Gary Lineker candidly revealed that, despite all that experience, their emotions are as volatile as any fan's.

It was a contrite admission from the 80-times-capped Lineker after he presided over an incredibly negative buildup to England's qualifier against Israel last month.

Lineker confessed he and his three-man team of Alan Hansen, Alan Shearer and Ian Wright are as guilty as any supporters in the Wembley stands of dramatic mood swings.

Lineker confessed: "We tend to get carried away with England - they are either the worst team in the world or the best."