England coach Fabio Capello is looking for model behaviour on and off the pitch for those players who want to be captain of the national side.Capello has challenged prospective skippers to prove how much they want the job and insisted the armband was still very much up for grabs.

Steven Gerrard and Rio Ferdinand were handed the honour in Capello's first two matches in charge but the Italian made it very clear no final decision has been made.

Capello, who will watch three candidates - John Terry, Ferdinand and Wayne Rooney - in the Premier League title decider between Chelsea and Manchester United, may yet try out a new name when England play friendlies against the USA and Trinidad & Tobago in May and early June.

Capello, who was attending a question and answer session with employees and customers of England team sponsors Nationwide Building Society, said: "I think I need to see what their attitude is about wearing the armband, on pitch and off it - that's why I've not chosen yet.

"I will choose based on their attitude on the pitch and their behaviour off the field as well. A captain must be a leader - he must lead by example and set an example and drag the team forward.

"So I have not decided. I will not decide until the new season, so the next two England captains are not necessarily going to be who the final captain will be."

Capello will make a final decision before the friendly against the Czech Republic at Wembley on August 20.

He said: "For the game we have in August, I plan to have my permanent England captain in place. As I say, a captain needs to set an example on the pitch, be a leader, help the rest of the team.

"But, at the same time, he needs to be a model outside the pitch and outside football as well."

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