Injured Cole out of final qualifier

13 October 2013 16:46

Ashley Cole will miss out again for England after it was confirmed his rib injury has ruled him out of their final World Cup qualifier against Poland on Tuesday night.

The Chelsea left-back was unavailable for the match against Montenegro on Friday night, but his understudy Leighton Baines performed well in a 4-1 win which keeps Roy Hodgson's team well placed to secure an automatic berth at next summer's finals in Brazil.

On Sunday the Football Association confirmed Cole was still unable to feature, with Baines set to deputise again as England go in search of the win that would guarantee qualification.

Source: PA