Roy at the ready

ROY KEANE will start in Ireland's crucial World Cup qualifier against Switzerland on Wednesday provided there is no negative reaction to his two days of training with the squad.

But his Manchester United colleague John O'Shea will miss the trip to Basel because of a knee injury.

Manager Brian Kerr will monitor the fitness of Keane, Stephen Carr, Graham Kavanagh and Damien Duff before finalising his team for a match Ireland must not lose if they are to qualify for Germany.