Gary Neville back in training for England

BUHLERTAL, Germany, June 28 (Reuters) England defender Gary Neville returned to World Cup training today for the first time in two weeks after a calf injury.

Neville has played only England's opening 1-0 Group B win over Paraguay after getting injured at Nuremberg stadium on the eve of their June 15 victory over Trinidad&Tobago.

He began the session at their Buhlertal training ground, the first 15 minutes of which were open to the media, as the England squad prepared for Saturday's quarter-final against Portugal in Gelsenkirchen.

Neville's return is likely to trigger a re-shuffle in England's midfield.

His most recent stand-in, Owen Hargreaves, would be clear to move back to his more familiar role as a holding midfielder at the expense of Michael Carrick in an expected five-man midfield.

REUTERS

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