Terry: I'm fit for Swiss

John Terry today declared he is "fit and raring to go" for England's crunch Group B game against Switzerland tomorrow.

The Chelsea defender is expected to replace Ledley King in the starting line-up despite the Tottenham player's impressive display against France in Lisbon on Sunday.

England will also be boosted by the surprise recovery of Paul Scholes.

The Manchester United midfielder was extremely doubtful for the crucial match in Coimbra after twisting his ankle during England's dramatic 2-1 defeat at the Estadio da Luz.

Bayern Munich's Owen Hargreaves was set to replace Scholes against the Swiss but the United player has made a quicker than expected recovery.

Publicly, the England camp say Scholes is "50-50" to recover fully.

However, Standard Sport understands that unless there is an adverse reaction to the injury Scholes is definitely in the frame to keep his place in an unchanged midfield. Sven-Goran Eriksson will make a decision after England train in the stadium later today.

That will be the first time the team experience the searing heat in Coimbra, which is 100 miles inland and said to be the hottest city in Portugal.

Locals are predicting temperatures of 35°C at 5pm when the match kicks off.

Speaking today, Terry, 23, dismissed fears he has not fully recovered from the hamstring injury which kept him out of the France game.