Ireland camp confident Jon Walters will prove fitness for Austria clash

There is optimism that Jon Walters will be able to resume training tomorrow after a rest day for the Irish squad today.

The Stoke striker was a conspicuous absentee from the public training session in front of hordes of excited children at the Aviva Stadium yesterday but that was being described as a precautionary move in response to his picking up a knock to his knee.

The 33-year-old was able to put in a session in the gym, however, and while he will continue to be closely monitored by the team’s medical staff, there appears to be confidence in the camp at this point that his involvement in Sunday’s game against Austria is not under threat.