Rooney and Cole return to training

Wayne Rooney
12 April 2012

England had a double dose of good news on Tuesday morning as Wayne Rooney and Ashley Cole returned to training.

The pair missed Monday's session, Cole to do rehabilitation work on old injuries and Rooney with an ankle knock he picked up in the opening World Cup draw against the United States.

However, they were fit enough to return on Tuesday morning as England continued their preparations for Friday's Group C outing against Algeria in Cape Town.

The one absentee was Ledley King. His presence in the remainder of the competition is in doubt after the Tottenham captain was forced off at half-time at the weekend due to a groin injury.

And although club manager Harry Redknapp hinted King has had a scan and could be out for three weeks, the FA have so far refused to speculate on how long the defender will be sidelined.

However, it seems unlikely King will be involved until the semi-finals at the earliest, if England get that far.

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