Kieran Trippier shrugs off injury scare story to lead England on home turf
Defender will captain country at his club stadium on Monday against Bosnia and Herzegovina with no fears over his fitness
Every England tournament countdown needs an injury scare story. The thing about the one which Kieran Trippier sparked on the Wednesday before last – from the other side of the world in Australia – was that he was oblivious to it.
Trippier had come off after 37 minutes of Newcastle’s post-season friendly against Tottenham in Melbourne, a fixture widely derided for the strain it placed on the players after a gruelling campaign and with Euro 2024 looming.
