Bastian Schweinsteiger and Jerome Boateng remain doubts for Germany's eagerly anticipated World Cup clash with England despite returning to training, while Cacau has been ruled out with an abdominal strain.

Jamie Carragher is back from suspension for England, but Matthew Upson is expected to retain his place at the heart of the defence after impressing during the 1-0 win over Slovenia. Nevertheless, this hasn't stopped Carragher speaking in glowing terms about the fixture.

"I would agree Germany is the big game now," he said. "We used to play Scotland when I was a kid. Now it doesn't seem to happen very often and obviously Scotland have had a bit of a slide over the last 10 years anyway."