Thomas Tuchel insists he hasn't experimented with recent England squads but Phil Foden's inclusion feels like that - despite being in form, this is a litmus test to see how he fits in ahead of the World Cup, writes CRAIG HOPE

For Phil Foden, more than any other England player, this camp feels like a World Cup trial.

It was during Thomas Tuchel’s first squad get-together in March that the new boss watched the Manchester City playmaker and Morgan Rogers trade darts at Tottenham Hotspur’s Myddelton Lodge. He liked what he heard and saw from Foden - good darts, good vibe, here was a happy camper.

But when Foden swapped arrows for studs, he left his smile at the oche. The head coach was alarmed and did not pick him again, until now.