Brothers in arms: Wayne Rooney warms up with John Terry ahead at an England training session on Tuesday

Hodgson looked thrilled to have Rooney and Chelsea’s Champions League players with the rest of the group for a training session on the perfect pitches at Arsenal’s London Colney training ground last night.

Only Young was absent, the FA revealing the Manchester United winger had suffered a slight knock to an ankle in Oslo that forced him to train in the gym. Oh, and Jack Butland, who it seems has not exactly rushed back from a holiday in Mexico.

Of some encouragement was the sight of Welbeck and Glen Johnson among their international colleagues.

England’s medical staff have reported to Hodgson that they are recovering well from their injury problems and it is hoped they will be in full training by Friday, although that might be a bit late for a starting place against Belgium the next day.

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