JARRAD BRANTHWAITE sat out training today as absentee-hit England continued preparations for the crunch Nations League trip to Greece.

Lee Carsley’s side trail the Group B2 leaders by three points heading into the interim manager’s penultimate match before handing over to new boss Thomas Tuchel.

England must win in Athens to keep their hopes of automatic promotion back to the Nations League top tier alive but have already seen hopes dented by a raft of withdrawals.