Internationals nervy time for boss

Walsall manager Chris Hutchings admits he will be anxiously waiting by the phone for news of his international stars.

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Goalkeeper Clayton Ince and Mark Bradley will miss Saturday's trip to Norwich because of their country commitments.

Ince is set for Trinidad and Tobago's World Cup qualifier with Honduras on Saturday, while Bradley should feature in Wales' under-21 European Championship qualifier with Italy tomorrow.

With a small squad, Hutchings is desperate they return with a clean bill of health.

He said: "You do wait and you think 'what's the time? It's 10 o'clock – they're all in, thank goodness for that. No-one has reported at 9 o'clock injured.'

"Internationals are your key players, so when they come back they are normally the starters in your team."