Terry kept his own comments brief. However, he had little option other than to accept Capello's decision and gave a broad hint that he would continue to be involved with the national team.
"I fully respect Fabio Capello's decision," Terry said in a statement. "I will continue to give everything for England."
Sources close to Terry told: "John Terry is a really strong character, and this won't break him. He will comeback with an attitude that he needs to prove himself the best players in the world, the best for the England team. He will want to be playing in the World Cup if he cannot be captain of the team. It will hurt him, badly, but he is not the kind to crack up, he has terrific resolve.
"He has kept his counsel all week, and I cannot say how he is feeling, only he can tell you that. Devasted? Well, you can imagine, but that is not what this guy is like. The more you knock him, the more he is determined to come back.
"He will not sit down and mope, he will want to get back out on the field and prove to the country that he is the best man for the job in his position. He will be motivating himself, he will want to bounce back, no matter how hard it will be to take."
Professional Footballers' Association chief executive Gordon Taylor hopes both Terry and Bridge can now move on and, if possible, rub along together if each is selected in Capello's squad for South Africa.
"It's not been an easy decision for Fabio to make but he's the manager and he's the right person to make it, and he'll be hoping that this will now enable the England team to move on and focus on the World Cup," Taylor told Sky News. "They have two lads who are in the same squad and you don't want either of the lads to be disadvantaged by what's happened, because they're footballers and that's what they want to do.
"There's been some good examples where you don't necessarily have to love or like your colleague, but when you're on the field, you've got to get on with it. It's got to be what's good for the team."
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