The Arsenal midfielder said he had received several messages from ex-Wales rugby players, who beat England 32-31 in the Five Nations in 1999.
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Wales are expected to make at least one change, with Coleman recalling goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey at the expense of Danny Ward. We were unfortunate to go in at 1-0 down.
The two countries have only played each other four times since the British Home Championship was abolished in 1984, England winning all four games.
“Against Wales, Rooney was outstanding again with the way he grabbed the game by the scruff of the neck and was driving everyone forward”, former England striker Alan Shearer wrote on the BBC website.
There was disappointment for Roy Hodgson’s men at the end of their opening fixture against Russian Federation on Saturday, as Vasili Berezutski’s stoppage-time header denied England a precious victory boost as the game ended 1-1.
“I believe we can grow into the tournament”.
“England will be favourites, and though Wales have got some great players like Gareth Bale of course, we should have too much”. It’s shown in this match what a good squad we’ve got.
“There have been some down points but that has helped us grow as a team, and now we are seeing the rewards of what was put in place over the last few years”.
England will train at their Chantilly base this morning before making the 90 minute trip to Lens where they will stay ahead of the game.
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“When I left he was at the stage where he was just about going to crawl”. “We will have to look out for him, be wary of that”.
