Overview
- Mary Earps has retired from international football with immediate effect, leaving England without their Euro 2022-winning goalkeeper five weeks before the tournament.
- Head coach Sarina Wiegman described the decision as “hard” and confirmed Chelsea’s Hannah Hampton as her new first-choice keeper.
- Vice-captain Millie Bright withdrew from the squad citing mental and physical exhaustion and Tottenham right-back Ella Morris will miss both fixtures after ACL surgery.
- Striker Lauren James has ticked all rehabilitation milestones on her hamstring injury and is on course to join England’s Euro defence.
- England face Portugal at Wembley on Friday and Spain in Barcelona next Tuesday with a place in the Nations League semi-finals at stake and Wiegman to name her Euro squad on June 5.