Spain coach, Vicente del Bosque continues to tinker with his midfield line-up as he ponders who to play alongside Xavi at the centre of the park.

The two front-runners have always been Villarreals Marcos Senna and Liverpools Xabi Alonso, with the pair often alternating for each other in matches but it appears that the latters inside knowledge of the English game may have won him a place in the starting line-up for tonights friendly clash with England.

Del Bosque yesterday completed Spains last training session in front of 2,000 fans at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan where he experimented with various midfield c****inations. He finally settled for the Xabi-Xavi partnership in the centre, with David Silva certain to occupy the left flank and Barcelonas Andres Iniesta preferred on the right, leaving Santi Cazorla to start from the bench.