England's football coach Fabio Capello will get an indication of how much damage has been done to his World Cup plans during a tumultuous month off the pitch, when England play Egypt in a friendly at Wembley on Thursday.
Capello's spent the past two day at England's training base assessing his squad's morale, following a series of scandals and injuries, that threaten to derail his preparations for the finals in South Africa.
Since England last played in November, Capello's had to drop John Terry as captain following the Chelsea defender's alleged affair, with the former partner of international team-mate Wayne Bridge.
Bridge then opted to consign himself to international exile rather than face the prospect of playing alongside Terry.
Capello's also had to watch first-choice left-back Ashley Cole, already sidelined for three months due to an ankle injury, split from his popstar wife after a series of tabloid stories linked him to affairs with a string of women.
He's also got to contend with injuries to Rio Ferdinand, and right-back Glen Johnson, as well the poor form of Theo Walcott and Joe Cole.
