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England Women are left scrambling for a training pitch ahead of their World Cup qualifier against Latvia after playing surface at Newcastle's Academy FROZE

England boss Sarina Wiegman was left scrambling to find a pitch for her team to train on before their World Cup qualifier with Latvia on Tuesday.

The Lionesses, who had originally planned to train in Sunderland, were due to use one of the pitches at Newcastle United’s Academy after opting to stay in the north east following their game with Austria at the Stadium of Light on Saturday.

But their session was cancelled due to Newcastle’s pitch being frozen, meaning Wiegman was unsure on Monday morning whether they would be able to train before Tuesday night's game.