After a successful day's training yesterday, Sven's chosen 23 plus Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe were again in action.

England are looking ahead to the games against Japan and Iceland in the City of Manchester Stadium next week before they fly off to Portugal for the European Championship.

The same six players who sat out training yesterday are again not training today. Those players are the Manchester United quartet Gary Neville, Phil Neville, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt as well as captain David Beckham and Bayern Munich midfielder Owen Hargreaves.

The weather is again superb in Sardinia and today members of the British press are on the Italian island as the England players face a day of media interviews.

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