Robyn Cowen, David Walker and the Telegraph's Kathryn Batte react to the surprising news that Mary Earps has announced her retirement from international football with immediate effect, just 36 days out from the Euros

Kathryn was first with the story and takes us inside the camp with insight into the reaction from Sarina Weigman and the players, and what this means for the Lionesses goalkeeping options behind no.1 Hannah Hampton

There's also the news of Millie Bright pulling out of the upcoming Nations League games as she looks to prioritise her mental and physical health after a long season

In happier news Arsenal won the Champions League at the weekend after beating Barcelona 1-0 which provides an intriguing subplot for the game against Spain next week

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Reacting to Thomas Tuchel's second England squad announcement, for games vs Andorra and Senegal in June.

Ivan Toney is in the squad, and George and Dave have differing feelings about it.

Bukayo Saka, Cole Palmer, Ollie Watkins are back in from injury, while Trevoh Chalobah and Conor Gallagher are both included. There's no Phil Foden or Harry Maguire, nor Jarrod Bowen or Dominic Solanke.

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Robyn Cowen is joined by David Walker and the Telegraph's Kathryn Batte to look ahead to the Lionesses taking on Portugal and Spain in the Nations League next week

With just 42 days to go until they defend their crown at the Euros - what shape are Sarina Wiegman's team in? How concerned should we be about the fitness of key players like Georgia Stanway and Lauren James?

And is it really wise for Man Utd and Man City players to be taking part in the World Sevens tournament so close to the Euros?

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The Under-17s Euros kick off next week and England are going there to win it.

Ali and Dave are joined by Head Coach Neil Ryan to look at our chances of success out in Albania, the challenges of managing the natural ups and downs of youth football, and we hear about his journey up to this point too.

We also take a look at some of the exciting talent in the squad including Arsenal's 15-year-old midfielder Max Dowman who comes into this tournament in red hot form.

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Ali, George and Dave travel back to 2003 for a look at England's 3-1 defeat to Australia at Upton Park, a match which is perhaps more famous for being 17-year-old Wayne Rooney's senior debut.

It's also infamous for Sven making eleven subs at half-time, Francis Jeffers scoring on what would be his only cap, and you might be surprised to see how handy the Aussie XI was that evening too.

Here are the 17-minute highlights if you want to watch before listening:

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Ali, George and Dave pick the squad they think Tuchel will go with for the matches against Andorra and Senegal in June

Players returning from injury and the looming Club World Cup make it a trickier challenge than you might think...

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Ali, George and Dave take a look at some of the issues facing Tuchel as he begins to think about his squad for the June games against Andorra and Senegal.

Will the fit again Trent Alexander-Arnold, Bukayo Saka and Ollie Watkins edge out a few who impressed last time out? Will the Club World Cup deprive him of players from Man City, Chelsea, Bayern and Real Madrid?

There's also the U21 Euros to contend with, there's a mildly concerning goal drought among our forward players, and what are the chances of a wildcard selection from the likes of Newcastle or Nottingham Forest?

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On the second episode of our series 'Capped' we speak to former England and West Ham striker Dean Ashton about his solitary cap against Trinidad & Tobago in 2008, and also reflect on the freak injury sustained during his first call up in 2006 that would ultimately lead to his retirement at the age of just 26-years-old.

Dean takes us inside the England camp at the height of the Golden Generation and the tricky atmosphere that brought with it, memories of being captained by John Terry and David Beckham, and reveals the plans Fabio Capello had for him for the 2010 World Cup.

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In the first of our new interview series "Capped", where we talk to players who played for England but perhaps not quite as many times as they'd hoped, we're joined by the former Blackburn and Birmingham midfielder David Dunn

David reminisces about the moment he found out he'd got the call up, making his mark in the first training session, what it was like playing alongside some of the Golden Generation, and reflects on some of the reasons he didn't get another opportunity to pull on the England shirt.

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Robyn Cowen is joined by the Telegraph's Kathryn Batte to reflect on the Lionesses double-header against Belgium: a 5-0 win followed by a 2-3 defeat.

While there's discussion of a dominant display at Ashton Gate and Michelle Agyemang's incredible debut goal, there's also plenty of question marks chucked up by the Jekyll and Hyde nature of the two displays from Sarina Wiegman's side: issues at left-back, Hampton vs Earps rumbles on in goal, and Russo seems more crucial than ever.

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