Live - England 0-0 Wales04.08.2007 15:02 Sports Twickenham - 4 August, 2007
Listen: Live on BBC Radio Five Live and this website Watch: Highlights on BBC Three and this website 1900-1955 BST England 0-0 Wales 1600 BST kick-off LATEST ACTION (all times BST)
To get involved, text us on 81111 (UK users only) or contribute to 606 1600: An immaculately observed minute's for Bran and Chris Lane, the father and son who tragically died while trying to salvage equipment from inside Tewkesbury Rugby Club during th recent floods. 1558: England, with their new red-swish kits, run out behind captain Phil Vickery. Mathew Tait, who has been swiftly elevated to the starting line-up stands alongside his team-mates ahead of the anthems. England will start the match with just six replacements, following Mark Cueto's last-minute withdrawal. 1555: Luckily, I'm not a doctor. Mark Cueto is out of the match after picking up the injury during warm-up and England are pressed into a last-minute change with Mathew Tait coming into the starting line-up. Desperately bad luck for England, and for Cueto - who had the first chance to nail down the number 15 shirt - in particular. Still, one man's misfortune is another man's opportunity. 1550: England full-back Mark Cueto goes to ground in a training drill and looks to be in some pain as he regains his feet. The Sale Sharks man runs it off though, and seems fit to take his place in the starting line-up. 1544: "Tom Shanklin will admit he's not the best looking bloke in the world but he can play some rugby, he's done really well to come back from a serious knee injury and he's vital for Wales." Wales lock Brent Cockbain on BBC Radio Wales 1540: Both sets of players are going through some last-minute training routines at Twickenham. Make no mistake - the looks on the players' faces suggest this is anything but a "friendly". 1535: "If I was the Wales management, I'd be telling Colin Charvis to get after Jonny Wilkinson because he can be put off his game." Wales legend Phil Bennett on BBC Radio Wales 1533: The perils of international rugby in August... the players are in for a sweaty old afternoon at Twickenham. South-west London is bathed in scorching hot sunshine and, after several weeks away from competitive action, the players will need every last bit of the fitness they have spent so much time building up in their training camps. 1520: "It's going to be fairly brutal up front, especially in the first 20 minutes as both packs try to set out their stall." Matt Dawson on BBC Radio Five Live 1515: "There's a lot to play for the Welsh players - not just for the result but from an individual point of view. "This is the last chance they have to impress Gareth Jenkins before he names his World Cup squad." Former Wales star Robert Jones on BBC Radio Five Live 1509: Afternoon all, Twickenham is slowly filling up for the first match of England and Wales' pre-World Cup warm-up preparations. One bit of late team news. England have made a change on the bench with veteran scrum-half Andy Gomarsall coming in for Peter Richards at the last minute after Richards suffered a back strain. England: Cueto; Strettle, Hipkiss, Farrell, Robinson; Wilkinson, Perry; Sheridan, Regan, Vickery (capt), Shaw, Borthwick, Corry, Worsley, Easter. Replacements: Chuter, Stevens, Moody, Dallaglio, Gomarsall, Flood, Tait. Wales: Byrne; A Brew, Shanklin, G Thomas (capt), D James; Sweeney, Cooper; I Thomas, Bennett, Horsman, W James, Sidoli, A W Jones, Charvis, Owen. Replacements: Jenkins, R Thomas, T R Thomas, Popham, Phillips, Hook, T James. Source: BBC Sportwww.alllee.com |
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