Hands up: Co-hosts Poland warm up for training in Austria

It is not necessarily about that, though. Hodgson has precious little time as it is to prepare for his first tournament as England manager.

For that reason it seems strange that he is choosing to leave it as long as he is before starting with his new players.

The explanation he gave on Wednesday for cancelling the trip to Spain was a little unusual, to say the least. The Chelsea players we get. West Ham’s Rob Green we get, too, as he plays tomorrow in the Championship play-off final against Blackpool.

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