The former captain Steph Houghton was left out of England’s Euro 2022 squad with the manager, Sarina Wiegman ,saying that she is ‘not ready to compete’. Houghton has been sidelined since January because of an Achilles injury and Wiegman said that time had run out on the defender being fit for the tournament. However, the midfielder Jill Scott and forward Fran Kirby were both included in the provisional 28-player squad even though both have also been struggling with injuries