Jon Walters and Stephen Ward back in action ahead of Austria clash

The good news from the Irish camp is that Jon Walters and Stephen Ward, both of whom had been nursing knocks to the knee, took a full part in training yesterday.

Walters had created the week’s biggest injury scare when he sat out the public training session at the Aviva Stadium. But Roy Keane said yesterday that he never doubted the Stoke striker would be fit for tomorrow’s match against Austria.

“Jon played the (Uruguay) game and then he was rested for the last three or four days,” he said. “Jon knows his own body. We’ve one more game now. Can he get through the game? I’m pretty sure he can. He’s trained today. To be honest, it never crossed my mind that Jon would be doubtful. Never.