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England did everything they could to protect Manchester United defender Phil Jones from further injury according to coach Gareth Southgate.

Southgate suggests Hart will be the number one choice in Russia but admits he faces strong competition.

Gareth Southgate's England will be placed in pot two for Friday's 2018 World Cup draw at the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow.

Root says the margin of defeat was harsh on England after they were neck-and-neck with Australia for the first three days of the match at the Gabba.

England had started day four at 33 for two but failed to make any sort of headway as wickets kept falling at regular intervals.

Steven Smith scored an unbeaten 141 to help Australia to a 26-run lead, putting in a performance deserving of top billing at the Gabba.

Australia edged to 165 for 4 at the end of the second day, trailing England by 137 runs with six wickets in hand.

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Danny Welbeck could make his first appearance for more than five weeks when Arsenal travel to Cologne tomorrow and Arsene Wenger is convinced he will go to next year's World Cup.

Phil Jones was forced to play England's friendly game against Germany despite carrying an injury which has now ruled him out of United's game against Newcastle.

Gomez, 20, was named man of the match on his first start for England in the goalless draw against Brazil at Wembley.

Stones has developed into a commanding figure for both club and country this season after a difficult debut campaign at the Etihad.

Willian believes Loftus-Cheek, 21, has the quality to play for the Chelsea first team after the midfielder impressed on England duty.

Jack Wilshere is in the final year of his Arsenal contract and is free to discuss a Bosman transfer with foreign clubs from January.

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England showed their resilience again as they kept out Brazil in their second consecutive 0-0 draw at Wembley.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek, 21, made his senior England debut in the goalless draw against Germany at Wembley on 10 November.

England will be without Phil Jones for the friendly with Brazil after being forced to withdraw from Gareth Southgate's squad after the draw with Germany.

Gareth Southgate is unsure if he will include Chelsea's Danny Drinkwater in his next England squad for the pre-2018 World Cup friendlies in March.

Gareth Southgate will name the most inexperienced England for 41 years against Germany after being deprived of 15 first-team players for the friendly.

Gunners midfielder Wilshere, 25, has not played for England since the 2-1 loss to Iceland at Euro 2016.

Reports suggest that Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek, on loan at Crystal Palace, will start for England against Germany on Friday night.

Gareth Southgate is satisfied that each of the six withdrawals from England's squad for friendlies against Germany and Brazil were genuine.

Jerome Boateng is the latest addition to the treatment table ahead of England and Germany's international friendly, with Toni Kroos set to join the seven players to have withdrawn.

Joe Gomez had struggled for regular playing time at Liverpool until the end of the last season. Long-term injury, coupled with poor form, were the reasons for his struggles.

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Jordan Henderson, Fabian Delph and Raheem Sterling joins Tottenham trio Dele Alli, Harry Winks and Harry Kane in withdrawing from squad for

Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho is unlikely to play against Japan on Friday, but should feature against England at Wembley Stadium next week.

Tammy Abraham says he is fully focused on his current loan spell at Swansea, but aims to win a regular place in Chelsea's first-team squad one day.

Tottenham's Harry Kane believes England boss Gareth Southgate will mirror Mauricio Pochettino's approach in managing his workload during the international break.