Ashley Cole apologises to FA chairman David Bernstein for Twitter outburst and is clear to play for England Cole was given until 4pm on Thursday to respond to yesterday's FA charge. the timing far from ideal given the deadline is barely 24 hours before England face San Marino at Wembley. With Bernstein confirming it is up to Hodgson to decide whether or not to play Cole, the only threat to his chances of winning a 99th cap would appear to be if the England manager opts to rest him ahead of the crucial trip to Poland four days later. Bernstein was convinced Cole's apology was heart-felt. He told Sky Sports News: "It was a serious apology. He expressed a degree of remorse for what he had done, wished it hadn't happened. I looked him in the eye and really felt that he meant it. Bernstein admitted, though, that the Chelsea full-back's actions meant he was unlikely to captain England for what could be his 100th cap against Poland next Tuesday. Asked about the possibility of Cole being given the armband to mark the occasion, Bernstein said: "To be absolutely honest I doubt it. We've expressed a view on what we need with regard to a captain and I doubt it, but we'll see. We've had issues and we've stated publicly many times that we have a very high level of behaviour and so on and so forth required from an English captain. Bernstein also revealed the FA will not appeal the punishment handed to Terry by the independent regulatory commission. "The FA I believe will not be appealing it," he said. But the thing is still under possible appeal therefore I do not want to talk about the John Terry thing at all. It's not over yet and John Terry has a right of appeal himself. The FA chief hailed the St George's Park complex as key to the future of football in England. He said: "I actually stood by the pitch yesterday and watched the first team training for the first time here and I must say it was a wonderful experience to see Roy Hodgson and the squad working here. We expect to get a huge amount out of this, probably first and foremost the development of more and better coaches. We have good coaches in this country, but we need many many more and this will be a centre driven to produce better coaching. It's a multi-faceted site, but it should make a huge impact on English football over a period a time. Having the England team here is inspirational and I think what we want to see is other teams working here at the same time and not training with them but training alongside them. David Sheepshanks, chairman of St George's Park, revealed his hope that the centre will deliver success for the England team from 2020 onwards. Sheepshanks told BBC Radio 5 Live: "This place is a place to inspire young people and young coaches to invest in themselves and go beyond just getting the badge. The teachers of the game have the defining influence. We are investing in the teachers so that we can get ahead of what they are doing in France and Spain. This is a deliberately long-term view. Really it is the investment in coaches that is crucial and from 2020 onwards we will have winning England teams.