Terry blow for England

Defender locks knee in afternoon training session

By James Dall   Last updated: 16th October 2007

England captain John Terry

Terry: Injured knee in training

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John Terry's involvement in England's Euro 2008 qualifier against Russia has been thrown into major doubt.

The centre-back, who had only just been passed fit for the clash, locked his knee in Tuesday afternoon's training and now looks certain to miss the vital encounter.

The Chelsea man was absent from the weekend clash with Estonia due to a knee injury picked up in training last week.

However, he had been given the green light to play after coming through sessions on Monday and Tuesday morning in Moscow.

But Steve McClaren has now confirmed that Terry is almost certainly out of Wednesday's game after failing to come through the afternoon session unscathed.

"John Terry is almost certainly ruled out of tomorrow's match. His knee locked towards the end of training and he could not complete the session," he said.

Sol Campbell is likely to replace Terry in the heart of the England defence after starting alongside Rio Ferdinand in Saturday's 3-0 win over Estonia.