Pet Corner with Ellie Roebuck

The recurring pet slot goes to the England goalkeeper, who introduces Johnny, a French bulldog she has had for three years and who is, at around 12 kilos, in her own words well fed and in need of a diet. Johnny hates football and would, if he played, be a rough-and-ready centre-half, though he can sit and give a paw and is by all accounts a very good dog. Roebuck says she would love to smuggle him into the overhead locker on the flight to Australia; instead her parents will look after him before her sister takes over when they fly out. Lucy Bronze and Keira Walsh head the list of teammates she would trust with him.