Gareth Southgate has logged off so time for me to do likewise.

Scroll down to catch up on what was said but otherwise, join me again in around 20 minutes for build up to tonight's international friendlies action.

Football never rests!

Gareth Southgate has hinted at an experimental side tomorrow and that could see Dominic Calvert-Lewin make his senior England debut.

The Everton forward earned a deserved call up thanks to his superb start to this season, scoring nine goals in his first six appearances.

Calvert-Lewin channeled his inner "Journey" by saying he never stopped believing that he would be capped for England one day.

And a final word from Southgate: "We have one match in my mind and that is Wales tomorrow.

"Our focus on this game is the same as any other game. We know there is no such thing as a friendly.

"I would be disappointed if anybody felt England's players were less passionate playing in a game like this than the Welsh. We have to go and show that.

"Our team tomorrow when you go through it will have a huge motivation to play. It may lack a bit of experience but it will be a great opportunity to learn a lot."

Southgate: "I played in squads where that [cliques] existed and in squads where it did not. We were relatively successful and I think this group gets on very well.

"For them to go hammer and tongs on Saturday and Sunday and then come together and have breakfast, they did that. They were difficult games to come through at the weekend but it does not need saying.

"This group is so close, the rivalry is there and should go for it with clubs, but sport is about putting that to one side, shaking hands and then getting on with the focus of the national team.

"Some players had a good game at the weekend and we want them to continue that form, some didn't and and this is a chance for them to go fresh and change focus."

Southgate on goalkeeper Nick Pope, who could play tomorrow: "Any team, whether that's club or national, is only as strong as the squad. That is not just in terms of those who can come in but also the mentality around training, making sure everyone is on point, they provide competition. Nick has been a brilliant example of that.

"Fifty six odd days through the World Cup totally selfless in his approach, incredibly patient waiting for his opportunity and they are the sort of players you need in the squad."

Southgate: "We have got to be careful on using the three camps left about where should be with the team and in our thinking. We have not been together for 10 months so have had to start again.

"Jordan Pickford has made errors, Nick Pope made errors too at the weekend and Dean Henderson has only played League Cup games in changed line-ups. It is a close contest and all three we would not have any hesitation in putting in goal. We will make a change tomorrow and it is a good opportunity to put players in.

"We have had keepers retire because they have felt it is a difficult situation to handle and to give people the opportunity to show what they can do.

"It is a tight call, Jordan's performance with us have been excellent, I am not oblivious what has happened ti him at Everton and we have to try and help them be in their best possible form when they are with us."

More from Conor Coady: "We have top players at Wolves too where the intensity has been really high. Speaking about England now and being here the whole training and the tactical aspect has been incredible and I am learning every time I come.

"Every time I play for Wolves I try and help the team as much as I can and that is no different when I am called up for England.

"I am not someone who looks too far ahead, I look at what is happening now and at the minute I am a very proud man to represent my country."

Southgate on Dominc Calvert-Lewin removing his cap when greeting the England boss: " It really hit me when he did it. It was a small thing but I think those small things are really important. I wouldn't insist everyone does that but you take on board things like that.

"There is a lot of talk about our group at the moment but it doesn't reflect the characters and personalities we have. The group in general would find it difficult to be tarnished with being personalities and characters they are not.

"What we are certain on if anything happens in our camp we do have the chance to affect that. Further down the line we have to make sure we are selecting the right characters that we can rely on in key moments of matches."

Southgate: "I have to say, Jose Mourinho messaged me privately to apologise and he has called me Gary before in a media conference. I had no issue with that at all. He only needs to get one Gareth right and he will score all the goals for him."

Gareth Bale, of course.

Defender Conor Coady speaks now: "It was everything I dreamed of and more to get my call up and to get to the second game the feeling is exactly the same.

"It has been amazing this week. These are three big games for us. The games come thick and fast at international level with everything going on in the world.

"It is enjoyable, it is something we are all looking forward to."

Southgate: "I don't think we can attribute what happens when they are responsibility of their clubs to England.

"At the beginning of the week we had a good meeting with the and spoke about the responsibility of being an England layer and how the spotlight is different.

"When the story broke, there was no mention of their clubs. Whether they have one cap or 50 caps, it takes a lot of energy and time away from the team. The players in camp are 100% focussed on the game,

"If you are going into major tournament and it happens, then they can derail you. That did not happen in Russia and it allowed us to focus on our football.

"I have also talked about the connection of the fans and we have 10 with us who were in Russia, they have done good work with their clubs, communities but some of the young ones have not done that and they need d to prove themselves. They need to remember it is an honour to play for England, we have all made errors, I had nights out as player but we are living in unique times with Covid but politicians, businessmen have erred within the field.

"Fighting the virus, we need to work to pull together. There is a lot of disharmony now when before we saw people clapping the NHS and doing shopping for their neighbours."

More from Southgate on the trio: "I think the players have already accepted they were in the wrong.

"They had broken those lockdown guidelines that were there. I have to be careful being on my moral high-horse when we aren't in camp with the team.

"We do have an issue with the Covid guidelines and making sure any players that comes in is as lower risk as possible. We are having to monitor the players, they are being tested today and tomorrow, we have to check for further symptoms. They obviously miss the game against Wales."

Gareth Southgate confirms Ben Chilwell, Tammy Abraham and Jadon Sancho will miss the Wales game.

It is understood they were among more than six people at Abraham's surprise 23rd birthday party on Saturday - breaking coronavirus rules in England.

Southgate said: "They miss the game with Wales, if they are not able to be with us by Friday morning, they will miss the game with Belgium.

"We just have to make sure to protect the whole group that is key. The timelines on the incubation period are really complex and we have to manage that as best we can."

England boss Gareth Southgate: "It is a different sort of challenge at the moment. We are trying to manage the loads of the group. This is an incredible tense period for everyone and we are very conscious of that.

"We want to manage opportunities and manage the load in training. It does take a lot of plotting but it is a good coaching challenge."

Gareth Southgate is in the building. Well, in the virtual conference room on zoom. Let's see what he has to say.

Ryan Giggs decided to kindly not disrupt journalists' tea time by holding his news conference earlier today.

The Wales boss says his priority are the Nations League matches against the Republic of Ireland and Bulgaria, but admits Thursday's friendly against England at Wembley is a "wonderful occasion".

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England meet Wales again for the first time since their Euro 2016 encounter tomorrow.

The Three Lions may have won that game but it was Wales who ultimately had the last laugh, going on to reach the semi-finals while England crashed out to Iceland in the last 16.

This time there may be nothing competitive at stake with tomorrow's game being a friendly but it nevertheless is unlikely to be a dull affair between two old rivals.

England boss Gareth Southgate is up shortly to preview the encounter.