21.   If he proves his fitness, his place on the England World Cup squad is almost guaranteed because Hoddle has lots of faith in his ability.

22.   Injured England midfielder Kieron Dyer continued his rapid recovery from a knee injury Thursday and prepared to join up with the World Cup squad to prove his fitness.

23.   Lomu will have a maximum five competition games to prove his fitness.

24.   Proving their fitness, they reduced space for the Dutch to develop their clockwork game.

25.   That gives Wright just six weeks to prove his fitness.

26.   Young Arsenal defender Ashley Cole is doubtful because of knee problems, while veteran striker Teddy Sheringham must prove his fitness Tuesday after missing training Monday.

27.   He is set to prove his fitness in a club match for the English Premiership side this weekend.

28.   He proved his fitness by taking part in a vigorous training session with the rest of the England pack.

29.   He scored a stunning goal with a lob from the halfway line to prove his fitness before catching the plane for Tel Aviv and a match against Israel.

30.   Ironically, Edwards was only using the meeting here to prove his fitness to British selectors.