16 Jun 2010

Injured players back training with England football squad

10:39 am on 16 June 2010

England's flagging World Cup campaign has been given a badly-needed lift with star striker Wayne Rooney and Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole returning to training.

The duo had been restricted to gym and pool work following knocks in England's disappointing 1-all draw with the United States in their group C opener.

But they were both able to join in with their team-mates as Fabio Capello fine-tuned his preparations for Saturday morning's must-win meeting with Algeria in Cape Town.

With Gareth Barry, whose steadying influence in the midfield holding role was badly missed against the Americans, now working flat out following his recovery from an ankle injury, the only absentee was Ledley King, who is not expected to play any further part in the tournament.