Steven Gerrard has been ruled out of England's World Cup qualifier against Belarus due to a troublesome groin injury. The Liverpool captain limped off the weekend's 1-0 defeat in Ukraine and was eventually unable to train with his teammates on Tuesday. "He didn't finish training because the pain was the same as yesterday. Unfortunately he is going back to Liverpool," England manager Fabio Capello said on Sky Sports News. Gerrard has been struggling with the same problem in recent month, but the talismanic midfielder should be fit for Liverpool's visit to Sunderland on Saturday. Meanwhile, goalkeeper David James is doubtful for Wednesday's game as he has a knee problem; Manchester United's Ben Foster is in line to deputize.