England's injury crisis! Gerrard and James fail to complete training session

13 October 2009 11:32
England's injury woes deepened today as Steven Gerrard and David James were withdrawn from training.[LNB]Liverpool skipper Gerrard, who was forced off at half-time with a groin injury in Saturday's defeat in Ukraine, limped out of training early on to be assessed by physio Gary Lewin.[LNB] Handed a chance: David James was earmarked to start at Wembley[LNB]Portsmouth veteran David James missed the entire session, increasing Fabio Capello's goalkeeping problems.[LNB]James was expected to replace the suspended Robert Green for Wednesday's dead rubber with Belarus at Wembley.[LNB]Crocked: Steven Gerrard[LNB]However, the 39-year-old missed the latest preparations ahead of England's final World Cup qualifying match.[LNB]The news is a blow for boss Capello, who is keen to assess James after Green's red card in Ukraine on Saturday.[LNB]The West Ham keeper, who has been England's No 1 in recent months, misses the Belarus clash and must now fear for his dream of starting at next summer's World Cup.[LNB]If James fails to prove his fitness ahead of Wednesday night, Capello will turn to either Manchester United's Ben Foster or Joe Hart, who is on on at Birmingham from Manchester City.[LNB] Owen is back for England but he's only invited to Fabio's Wembley partyAs Heskey considers Villa exit, who else may benefit from a January move?GRAHAM POLL: Sorry Fabio, but ref was spot on with Robert Green's redUkraine 1 England 0: Fab display of fireworks - Capello gives ref a rocket[LNB]  Explore more:People:Robert Green, Joe Hart, Gary Lewin, Fabio Capello, David James, Ben Foster, Steven GerrardPlaces:Birmingham, United Kingdom

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