Levi Colwill is ready to start England’s Under-21 European Championship after a taste of the big time with Gareth Southgate’s squad last week.
The Chelsea central defender – who Brighton are relentlessly pursuing this summer – trained with the seniors and jetted out to Malta for Friday night’s victory.
Colwill flew to Georgia for the Under-21 tournament via Manchester and has overcome tiredness over the last few days to be in contention for Thursday’s Group C opener against Czech Republic.
‘He had a good experience with them,’ manager Lee Carsley said.