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Declan Rice reveals he has played through hamstring nerve pain for six months
Midfielder says schedule ‘obscene’ for club and country
TL;DR
- Declan Rice has been managing nerve pain in his hamstring since Christmas.
- He described the number of matches played this season as 'obscene'.
- Rice expects to be fit for England's second group game against Ghana.
- Bukayo Saka is managing an Achilles problem and is not expected to start against Ghana.
- William Saliba has been playing through minor niggles for months to chase glory.
- Ollie Watkins is ready to be England's 'supersub' after finishing the season in strong form.