After losing four players to injury already, and becoming embroiled in a row over Rio Ferdinand’s omission, manager Roy Hodgson will be relieved not to suffer any more unwanted setbacks. England were putting on a unified front before their departure from The Grove hotel in Hertfordshire, with players and officials posing for final photographs, resplendent in their new Marks & Spencer-designed suits. On their way to Luton, England were also due to call in at the car plant of main sponsors Vauxhall, where they were expected to meet 200 members of staff before making the short journey to the airport. Having taken a conscious decision to base themselves in a city centre location in Krakow, it was yet to be established whether there would be an FA presence in the city this evening. However, a ceremony was going to be conducted at Krakow airport, organised by Uefa, which would confirm England’s arrival, following that of Holland and Italy, who have also chosen to base themselves in the same area.

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Euro 2012: Roy Hodgson’s England squad leave for Poland with no fresh injury concerns