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Monday Papers: Capello to assess Rooney's state of mind
READ what is making the sports headlines in today's UK national papers - Monday, September 6, 2010.
THE SUN: Fabio Capello must be convinced Wayne Rooney is in the right frame of mind to play against Switzerland. Also: England cricket fans taunted Pakistan players during the Twenty20 clash in Cardiff following the match-fixing allegations.
DAILY MIRROR: Troubled Wayne Rooney could miss England's clash with Switzerland tomorrow after talks with Fabio Capello. Also: The ICC's hard-line stance on spot fix kid Mohammad Aamer looks to be softening due to his age.
DAILY TELEGRAPH: Fabio Capello will closely monitor Wayne Rooney's state-of-mind up until kick-off tomorrow night against Switzerland to ensure the striker is in the right psychological condition to play football following the allegations about his private life. Also: Yasir Hameed, the Pakistan batsman, faces being interviewed by the Anti-Corruption Unit as part of its match-fixing investigation, but his reliability as a witness was being called into question yesterday by his own team-mates.
THE GUARDIAN: Wayne Rooney must prove to Fabio Capello that he remains fully focused on leading the line for England in the Euro 2012 qualifier against Switzerland tomorrow amid concerns that the striker may not be in the right frame of mind to start the game in Basle. Also: A second England international cricketer is at the centre of Twitter investigation following a foul-mouthed rant at the national selector, Geoff Miller.
DAILY STAR: Fabio Capello will check Wayne Rooney's state of mind before deciding whether to play him against Switzerland. Also: World cricket chiefs intend to hand shamed Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Aamer a second chance - but will throw the book at Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif.
DAILY MAIL: Wayne Rooney will have to prove to Fabio Capello that he is in the right state of mind to spearhead England's attack in their Euro 2012 qualifier tomorrow against Switzerland. Also: Gerard Houllier will consider reuniting with former Liverpool assistant Phil Thompson when he completes his return to English football with Aston Villa in the next 48 hours.
THE INDEPENDENT: Fabio Capello will assess Wayne Rooney today before he makes a final decision on whether his leading player, the subject of allegations about his private life, is in the right state of mind to play in the Euro 2012 qualifier against Switzerland tomorrow. Also: Cricket was yesterday left in its habitual state of reeling confusion by the latest allegation of match-rigging.
DAILY MAIL: Wayne Rooney must prove to Fabio Capello he is in the right state of mind to lead England's attack against Switzerland tomorrow night. Also: England cricketer Dimitri Mascarenhas could face disciplinary action after his Twitter account contained an astonishing assault on national selector Geoff Miller.
THE TIMES: Fabio Capello will make a series of checks on Wayne Rooney before deciding whether he is in the right mental state to play against Switzerland tomorrow after lurid allegations about the England forward's private life. Also: Shahid Afridi said last night that Yasir Hameed has a mental age of "15 or 16" after his one-time colleague made a string of allegations against fellow players.
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