"We are one England team and we wear one England shirt, " he added on Football Focus.

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But within the camp, we are happy to be the team no-one is talking about or taking much notice of in the build-up to the kick-off.

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"I don't know how far we have come since our preparation for the first match but usually the Dutch are a team who one cannot outdo tactically, technically or physically, but we did on all three counts, " Hiddink told ITV Sport.

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On the one hand we feel some sympathy for a young team who are battling in alien conditions and yet two Tests ago they beat Australia at Headingley.

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"I have had a long chat with Chris Hughton and our medical team and the only one of the injured players we are likely to have back on Sunday is Jose Enrique, " added Kinnear.

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It means that Courtney builds one hell of a Cadillac engine, and that we are tremendously fortunate to have him on our team.

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But as members of society, we hold two sacred trusts: one when we are representing our organizations, public or private, as the leader or merely a member of the team, and another in our roles as taxpayers.

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"We are pleased to welcome Maria to our test driver program, which will enable her to be integrated into a Formula One team environment and gain a vast amount of experience that will be useful to her career progression, " he said.

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