Source: Eurosport
England trio fit for Tigers trip
Peter Crouch, David James and Glen Johnson have all returned unscathed from England duty for Portsmouth's clash at Hull City on Saturday.And Niko Kranjcar has reported no ill-effects after his efforts for Croatia.On-loan Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant has recovered from a thigh injury and should return to the attack, enabling Johnson to revert to his more familiar full-back role but Armand Traore's hopes of a first-team recall have been hit by a damaged ankle playing for France Under-21s.Reserve goalkeeper Jamie Ashdown is back after three months out with an ankle ligament injury and could return as cover for James on the substitutes' bench but Jerome Thomas and Marc Wilson picked up further knocks in their midweek comeback attempts for the reserves.Pompey (from): James, Johnson, Campbell, Distin, Hreidarsson, Pennant, Mullins, Davis, Nugent, Kranjcar, Crouch, Kanu, Kaboul, Pamarot, Utaka, Hughes, Belhadj, Basinas, Ashdown, Begovic.[LNB]
