'I can't turn round to you and say that it didn't occur to me,' said Hodgson. 'I don't live on the planet Mars. But I chose the centre backs I wanted to come with me. 'You have to be convinced in your own mind you're making the right decisions. And then you have to live with the fact that there might be some people who don't agree.' Hodgson referred to the situation as he explained his reasons not to then pick Ferdinand last weekend after Gary Cahill was forced to pull out with a broken jaw. Hodgson sparked enormous controversy by picking 22-year-old rightback Martin Kelly, who has just two minutes of England experience, as an emergency replacement rather than Ferdinand, who has 81 caps. Fun in the sun: Ferdinand took a holiday instead of joining up with the England squad Many concluded that Ferdinand was not picked because it would be impossible for him to share a dressing room with former England captain Terry, who is accused of racially abusing Rio's younger brother, Anton, during a match between Queens Park Rangers and Chelsea last October. Terry, who denies the charge, will stand trial in July for the offence. But Hodgson insisted he had never considered Ferdinand as a standby player because his experience made him inappropriate for the role. 'I'm presuming that what people have thought is that when Gary Cahill got injured I looked at two players, Martin Kelly and Rio Ferdinand, and chose Martin Kelly,' said the