Stones was 'thinking the worst' with toe injury

England defender John Stones says he was worried he had surgery his toed past week - but is fresh to spell successful his country's Euro 2024 opener against Serbia connected Sunday aft wounded and illness.

The 30-year-old Manchester City centre-back came disconnected astatine half-time successful nan 1-0 friends conclusion by Iceland past Friday.

Stones - a guaranteed starter for England if disposable - past missed training successful Germany connected Wednesday done illness.

On nan wounded he suffered against Iceland, he said: "It was almost for illustration my large toed successful nan statement consecutive down my ft and you deliberation 'I person fractured it'.

"You deliberation nan worst astatine nan commencement and we sewage immoderate scans backmost and [it was] really insignificant worldly and came done it, which is great."

He added he ne'er thought he mightiness miss nan Euros pinch nan problem.

Stones fell sick soon aft arriving successful Germany pinch "hot and acold sweats" and said "I felt rather alone".

He spent Wednesday isolated successful his edifice room successful an effort to forestall nan sickness bug spreading to his team-mates.

"You are not astatine home, no-one astir you. And past being stuck successful my room each day, nary food. But it benignant of puts things into position successful position of wellness and successful general, really fortunate I americium complete nan years.

"I don’t get sick aliases sickness. I deliberation it was a bully time, if it was ever going to happen, during this week and I sewage backmost retired connected Thursday."

England look Denmark connected 20 June and Slovenia connected 25 June successful their different Group C games.