Wayne Rooney has had to withdraw from England's squad for the game...

Wayne Rooney has had to withdraw from England's squad for the game against South Africa...meanwhile Danny Murphy is out of all three games this summer...

The England medical staff together with Everton's physio today assessed Wayne's knee injury in London and agreed that the player should return to his club for treatment.

It was agreed that Wayne will remain with Everton for the remainder of the week with a view to joining the England squad with a trip to La Manga.

Sven-Goran Eriksson and David Moyes were also present at the examination.

Meanwhile Liverpool's Danny Murphy has had to withdraw from all three of England's summer games. His neck injury was also assessed on Sunday and it was decided that he too should return to his club for treatment.

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