England have clear idea of starting XI, says Delph

Saint Petersburg: England’s players have a clear idea of who will play against Tunisia on Monday and midfielder Fabian Delph believes they are ready to find another gear at this World Cup.

Gareth Southgate’s team will go through a final training session on Sunday morning before flying to Volgograd, where they hope they can make a winning start in Group G.

Among those facing anxious waits are Eric Dier and Jordan Henderson, both jostling to be England’s chief destroyer in midfield, while Ashley Young or Danny Rose could play at left-back. “We have an idea of the team now,” Manchester City’s Delph said. “We’ve worked on various systems with different personnel. The team is not guaranteed to be the X1 players we think it might be, there might be changes.”