International Career
He represented the England national under-20 team over a period of two years, first being called into the squad for a game against Switzerland in November 2002. Carruthers made his debut in this game, starting in a 2–0 defeat at home on 12 December. He played at the 2003 Toulon Tournament, marking Cristiano Ronaldo when the team played Portugal, with Carruthers saying in retrospect "I did okay against him though." He started in all four of England's game in the tournament, which they were knocked out of following a 1–0 defeat to Japan. He was named in the squad for a friendly against the Czech Republic on 9 October 2003 and he entered the game as a half-time substitute before being forced to leave after around 60 minutes due to an injury. He was selected in the squad for the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship and he played in two of England's three games at the tournament. He earned 11 caps for the team.
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