More from Gary Cahill about Harry Kane and having to juggle international and domestic commitments: "He comes across as a top professional and I am sure whatever he his asked to do he will do. Whether you are asked to play for the senior England side or the under 21s you want to go and play and it is as simple as that.

"He has got his taste of the seniors in this meet up and I am sure there will be many more."

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More from Gary Cahill on new England team-mate Harry Kane: "To score a hat-trick in the match leading up to your first England call up is ideal. His confidence must be sky high.

"Is he ready to start? That's down to manager of course. We have four top strikers all chomping at the bit and who are all capable of starting - Harry is in that bracket. I'm sure he feels ready to play."

England defender Gary Cahill on regaining his place in the Chelsea XI after being overlooked in favour of Kurt Zouma: "I've been working hard to get back in the side. I want to play football and at the moment I'm doing that so I'm happy."

England defender Gary Cahill on the impact of new-boy Harry Kane in training: "Really good. I've played against him three times this season - and he has been a real handful each time. He is a fantastic talent. He can hold the ball up, he can run in behind, he has two good feet. He has all the key attributes that a striker needs."

England defender Gary Cahill: "We meet up positive. We are playing well and going in the right direction. We are looking forward to it, we have 10 days together as we prepare for two games."

England play Lithuania on Friday in a Euro 2016 qualifier, before facing Italy in a friendly next Tuesday.

Right, here we go. England defender Gary Cahill, showered and changed after training, strolls into the media room and takes his chair. Ready? The questions start firing...

Talking of Uefa elections, it is has been a busy day for Europe's leading football administrators in Vienna.

Now they have decided to elect ex-Manchester United chief executive David Gill as Britain's Fifa vice-president.

FA vice-chairman Gill beat Trefor Lloyd Hughes of Wales to the post after winning by 43 votes to 10.

Earlier FAW president Hughes accused his English counterparts of reneging on an agreement to let him become the next British Fifa vice-president.

Fifa president Sepp Blatter on Twitter:, external Congratulations to Michel Platini for his re-election as Uefa President - great sign of confidence from the European football community.

England players Michael Carrick and Gary Cahill will be speaking shortly in a news conference. We'll have their quotes in Sportsday as soon we get them.

Scotland's next Euro 2016 qualifying match comes at home against a side not yet even granted full Fifa membership - Gibraltar - so another three points look likely.

Gibraltar have one win from eight games in their history so far - against Malta - but have conceded 21 goals in their last four matches, scoring none.

They are also Scotland's final opponents in October, which could be handy if qualification comes down to goal difference, but Gordon Strachan will be viewing the trip to Dublin to face the Republic on 13 June as key.

However, as fans might recall from a promising Euro 2008 qualification campaign that was derailed by defeat against unfancied Georgia, Scotland will need to be wary on their return to Tbilisi.

On a more serious note, Gordon Strachan believes creating a "club ethos" can only benefit the Scotland squad as they aim to reach Euro 2016.

"I think that will benefit us," says the ex-Celtic boss. "If we can replicate the same thing, with the same system and the same players, then they become familiar with what we are trying to do. That can only help us improve."

Gordon Strachan is in a typically mischievous mood as he talks to the media ahead of Wednesday's home friendly against Northern Ireland.

When asked if he has good memories of playing Northern Ireland, the ex-Scotland skipper replies: "Not really, I was never really that good against them."

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The start of the international break is a time when Twitter timelines are jam packed with footballer selfies, external as they meet up with their national team colleagues. Here is David De Gea with some of his Spain team-mates ahead of their Euro 2016 fixture against Ukraine.

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Here's former Everton midfielder Tim Cahill and actor and martial artist Jackie Chan.

According to Cahill's Instagram page,, external the two have swapped roles for an upcoming documentary, with Cahill "learning Kung Fu and Jackie learning football."

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While we still wait for Gordon Strachan to appear, let's recap on what his assistant Mark McGhee said earlier.

McGhee believes qualification for Euro 2016 is the only criteria for the Scotland squad to be judged.

"I think we have the opportunity to create something special," said McGhee.

"That something special can only be qualifying. If we do then we can consider it to be a bit more special than it has been recently."

The cameras are pointing at the top table. The assembled journalists have their recording devices in their hands.

Now we're just waiting for Scotland gaffer Gordon Strachan to stride into the room. That should be almost as quick as it takes for you to boil the kettle.

Stay tuned to hear what 'Wee Gord' has to say ahead of this week's friendly against Northern Ireland.

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Earlier we asked for your comedy captions to go with this picture. Well, a panel of expert judges (basically the two names you see at the top of this page) have decided, and the winner is....

George Craven:, external "Wayne, I reckon Kane's going to score more goals for England than you.." "Well, I reckon he's now vice-captain, Gaz."

Top work George. Go forth and bask in the glory.

Been grafting away all morning? Don't worry, you can catch up with our whistlestop tour of today's best sporting stuff. Here are the 13:00 GMT headlines...

Top story: New Zealand reach the World Cup final for the first time with a dramatic penultimate-ball win against South Africa.

Top video: Fenerbahce striker 'subs himself' after receiving abuse from his own fans.

Top feature: Man City fourth, Reds miss out: How season will unfold (possibly) - according to chief football writer Phil McNulty.

Top Tweet:, external Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has his say on South Africa's last-gasp defeat by New Zealand...

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Two of British athletics' brightest young talents deny the sport is in crisis after a winter of global headlines about doping.

Allegations about systematic doping in Russia made by a German documentary in December were followed by news of a long ban for top US coach Jon Drummond,

But GB sprint pair Dina Asher-Smith and Richard Kilty said they were proof that athletes could win clean.

"[Doping] is disgusting, I have to work really, really hard," Asher-Smith said. It's unfair to all the athletes who work really hard to say the sport's in a crisis ."

"I race against convicted dopers at almost every Diamond League meeting or major championships and it's not nice or fair," Kilty said. "But the best thing you can do is go out there and beat those guys, knowing you can have full pride in doing it clean."

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England Test captain Alastair Cook suffered his second failure as the MCC resumed their match against Yorkshire in Abu Dhabi.

Having made only three in the first innings, Cook was caught at mid-wicket off pace bowler Jack Brooks for five.

The left-hander did not manage a single boundary in his last competitive knock before England head to the West Indies.