Definitely. It's a very good thing for England that he's made such great strides so early in his career. The problem is going to be that we can't really say the same when it comes to his peers in other positions. Wilshere hasn't turned out to be the technically gifted playmaker everyone hoped he would be, having developed into more of a scrappy water-carrying type, and while Sturridge could potentially be a fantastic line-leader for the national side we really don't have any other forwards coming through to provide good alternative options.