Thanks for sticking with us today.

It was great to hear from Ruben Loftus-Cheek on his "long wait" for an England call-up, six years since he was last invited to join the Three Lions.

The AC Milan midfielder was part of a full 25-man squad that took to the training pitches at St George's Park this afternoon.

Check out the day's key news via the links in the summary at the top of this page, or scroll down for a full recap.

See you all again bright and early on Thursday.

England

OK, the cameras are now off.

As is always the way in these sessions, we are given a brief glimpse of the start of today's training before onlooking journalists are ushered away from view.

Thomas Tuchel and his staff will now get down to the urgent business of preparing the players for the challenges ahead - Andorra at Villa Park on Saturday before Tuesday's key trip to Serbia.

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Dan Burn looks confident and in control as he practises some volleys with one of England's coaches. He looks a very tall, dominating figure in this England side.

Marcus Rashford seems to be concentrating hard as the drills continue. He will be another one not used to this weather given his move to Barcelona earlier this summer. Perhaps that explains his gloves.

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Head coach Thomas Tuchel and England technical director John McDermott watch on as all 25 members of the squad take part in today's training session at St George's Park.

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Anthony Gordon is fashioning a thick grey headband to keep his blonde locks out of the way. Or maybe it is to protect his hair from the rain?

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Former West Ham team-mates Jarrod Bowen and Declan Rice deep in conversation as they step on to the England training pitches at St George's Park.

They went on to share a joke as the team lined up for some drill work.

Bowen hasn't had much to smile about recently given the Hammers start to the season - perhaps their 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Sunday has lifted his spirits.

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There are smiles all around from the England players as they head out, led by Harry Kane and Dan Burn.

Marc Guehi leads the boys in a jog around the pitch to warm up.

Rumour has it he was not happy with Crystal Palace denying his £35m transfer to Liverpool, but he is all smiles here.

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Let's hope the horrendous rain at St George's Park does not reflect what England's performance will be like when they play Andorra on Saturday. Summer's definitely over eh?

Ruben Loftus-Cheek will be getting a shock to the system returning to this after the glorious weather he has been used to whilst playing in Italy.

The players and coaches are heading out - waterproofs in tow - although it looks like that sudden downpour has now stopped, with a slick surface perfect for today's training session.

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England will be hoping to boost their goal difference against Andorra at home after missing out on the opportunity in the away fixture in June.

With their toughest challenges still to come in Group K, a hefty win at Villa Park would help improve their position, should they drop points in Serbia, Latvia or Albania.

Results so far

• 24 Mar - England 3-0 Latvia
• 21 Mar - England 2-0 Albania
• 07 Jun - Andorra 0-1 England

Remaining fixtures

• 06 Sep - Andorra (H)
• 09 Sep - Serbia (A)
• 14 Oct - Latvia (A)
• 13 Nov - Serbia (H)
• 16 Nov - Albania (A)

England will no doubt be practising today how to breach a low block as they prepare to face Andorra on Saturday.

The Three Lions have won all of their previous seven encounters, scoring 26 goals in the process, and are yet to concede a goal.

Their biggest win against Andorra came under Fabio Capello in June, 2009, in a one-sided qualifier en route to the 2010 World Cup.

Wayne Rooney and Jermain Defoe both scored twice, while Frank Lampard and Peter Crouch were also on target in a 6-0 victory at Wembley.

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England's latest round of World Cup qualifiers kick off against Group K's bottom side Andorra at Villa Park on Saturday.

The minnows have failed to pick up a point from their opening four games in the group, but proved a tough nut for England to crack in the reverse fixture in June, which was played in Barcelona.

It took Thomas Tuchel's side until the 50th minute to open the scoring, Harry Kane tapping in Noni Madueke's centre to spare their blushes and maintain a 100% start from their three games.

England top the group and will be hoping to find their range on home soil against a side ranked 174th - 170 places below England - in Fifa's latest world rankings.

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Who can we expect to see on the training field today?

Here is a reminder of the full England squad, minus Adam Wharton, who has withdrawn because of injury:

Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford, James Trafford, Dean Henderson

Defenders: Reece James, Marc Guehi, Jarell Quansah, John Stones, Dan Burn, Ezri Konsa, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Tino Livramento, Djed Spence

Midfielders: Elliot Anderson, Morgan Gibbs-White, Jordan Henderson, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Morgan Rogers, Declan Rice

Forwards: Harry Kane, Eberechi Eze, Jarrod Bowen, Anthony Gordon, Noni Madueke, Marcus Rashford, Ollie Watkins

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We heard from Ruben Loftus-Cheek earlier.

Well the AC Milan midfielder is about to join fellow call-up Jarell Quansah and the rest of the group in this afternoon's open training session at St George's Park.

We will bring you live updates from the session, which is due to start at around 15:30 BST.

Everything we have been told about Three Lions manager Thomas Tuchel is that he takes every training very seriously, so expect them to get right down to business - no messing.

A total of 16 teams will qualify from the European section of World Cup qualifying.

The 12 group winners will automatically go through to the 2026 finals in North America, while four teams will progress via the play-offs.

All 12 group runners-up will qualify for those play-offs, along with the four best-ranked group winners from the most recent Uefa Nations League tournament.

England and Wales both topped their groups in the second tier of the Nations League, while Northern Ireland won group C3, so all three nations could also qualify for the play-offs via that route.

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BBC will feature live coverage of this week's World Cup qualifiers featuring Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on both television and radio as part of a comprehensive new broadcasting deal announced in March.

Wales' match in Kazakhstan on Thursday (kick-off 15:00 BST) will also be shown live on BBC One Wales, with commentary on BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Cymru.

Northern Ireland's opening qualifier against Luxembourg, also on Thursday (19:45), will be live on BBC One NI and BBC Three, with radio coverage live on Radio Ulster.

And Sunday's trip to Germany (19:45) will be on BBC One NI, BBC Two and Radio Ulster.

Finally, Scotland's game against Denmark in Copenhagen on Friday (19:45) will be televised live on BBC Scotland and BBC Two, while Monday's qualifier in Belarus (19:45) is on BBC One Scotland and BBC Three.

There will also be live commentary of both games on BBC Radio Scotland, while Scotland and Wales commentary will be on 5 Live Sports Extra.

Also, a reminder that TV coverage will also be shown on BBC iPlayer, while all radio commentary is on BBC Sounds and both TV and radio will be on the BBC Sport website and app.

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Northern Ireland, meanwhile, warmed up for the start of their World Cup qualifying campaign with two promising performances in June against Scandinavian opposition - a 2-1 defeat in Denmark and 1-0 win at home to Iceland.

Michael O'Neill's side will take confidence from those results as they open up at Group A minnows Luxembourg on Thursday knowing tougher tests are to follow.

Favourites Germany are next up in Cologne on Sunday, but it will be the two matches against Slovakia - ranked 19 places above Northern Ireland in the world rankings - that will surely decide whether they can reach a first World Cup finals since 1986.

This month's fixtures:

• 4 September - Luxembourg (A)
• 7 September - Germany (A)

Wales

Moving on to Wales, who are second in Group J, one point behind leaders North Macedonia, with seven points from their opening four games.

They go into Thursday's World Cup qualifier in Kazakhstan on the back of a roller-coaster 4-3 defeat at group favourites Belgium, who are on four points after their opening two games.

Craig Bellamy's side know that victory at the Astana Arena is key, if they are to keep the pressure on their Group J rivals.

September's fixtures:

• 4 September - Kazakhstan (A)
• 9 September - Canada (H - friendly)

Scotland

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Bournemouth's Ryan Christie says it would be "pretty special" to help Scotland qualify for a first World Cup finals since 1998.

"It would be a massive achievement for everyone who's been involved in this journey so far," said the 30-year-old attacker, who has helped Scotland qualify for successive European Championship finals.

"It's six massive games, six cup finals if you will. I think we go into it in a good place because we know how much we want it.

"We've got the experience of the Euros and the last qualifiers. We know what's needed.

"All the boys that have qualified before, I think this is the one thing that's missing for so many of us. We're desperate to do it along with the gaffer."

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Scotland will be looking for a fast start to their World Cup qualifying campaign, which will be over and done with by November.

Steve Clarke's side face six qualifiers over the course of the next three months as they bid to reach a first World Cup finals since 1998.

Denmark, who host the Scots on Friday (19:45 BST), are the highest ranked side in the Group C at 21st in the world, followed by Greece (39th) and Scotland (47th).

Belarus, who visit Hampden on Monday, are 97th in the latest Fifa world rankings.

Scotland

Goalkeepers: Clark (Heart of Midlothian), Gunn (Nottingham Forest), Kelly (Rangers)

Defenders: Hanley (Hibernian), Hendry (Al-Etiffaq), Hickey (Brentford), Hyam (Blackburn Rovers), Johnston (Sturm Graz), McKenna (Dinamo Zagreb), Ralston (Celtic), Robertson (Liverpool), Souttar (Rangers), Tierney (Celtic)

Midfielders: Christie (Bournemouth), Ferguson (Bologna), Gannon Doak (Bournemouth), Gilmour (Napoli), McGinn (Aston Villa), McLean (Norwich City), McTominay (Napoli), Miller (Udinese)

Forwards: Adams (Torino), Bowie (Hibernian), Dykes (Birmingham City), Hirst (Ipswich Town)