Jarrad Branthwaite admits he is delighted by England return after injury woes

[p]The 24-year-old [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/everton/KluSTr9s/"]Everton[/a] defender is back in Thomas Tuchel's squad ‌for four Nations League fixtures after overcoming the latest ‌in a series of hamstring problems, a setback that ended ‌his season in April and his World Cup hopes.[/p][p]"[b]When ‌I went off, I was devastated after the amount of times I've came back from it and then for it to ‌happen again[/b]," [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/branthwaite-jarrad/QNEAuZc1/"]Branthwaite[/a] told reporters at St ⁠George's Park.[/p][embed guid="7f613536-40bc-4ed6-b1e3-91a8c1604ed9" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXBDuWvgoKc" social-type="youtube" /][p]"[b]So to be ‌called up to the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/j9N9ZNFA/"]England[/a] squad means everything for me, and ​all the hard work that went in the rehab and to get back to this point, ​it makes it worthwhile. I'm just buzzing to be back in an England shirt[/b]."[/p][p]Branthwaite said repeated setbacks forced him ⁠and Everton to rethink ​their approach.[/p][p]"[b]When something like that happens three or four times, you've got to reassess what's going on[/b]," he said.[/p][p]"[b]We found someone in Germany ... just looking at a holistic approach ‌to the body, essentially. Fingers crossed, it's put me in a good position[/b]."[/p][p]Now injury-free and back in the national-team fold, Branthwaite believes he has an opportunity to establish himself in Tuchel's plans after watching England's run to the World Cup semi-finals from afar.[/p][p]Amid renewed debate over club-versus-country commitments after five players withdrew from the squad on Monday through injury, Branthwaite left no doubt about where ‌he stands.[/p][image alt="England - Spain win probability" id="7b3760d0-06d8-43e2-a424-71e2264e9ace" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="14af85cc-8020-4722-9f7e-d26760d00805" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]"[b]It's a privilege to be in the England squad ​and to represent England[/b]," he said. "[b]I think all ‌players are fully committed to playing for England[/b]."[/p][p]England begin their Nations League campaign against world champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/spain/bLyo6mco/"]Spain[/a] at Wembley [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/england-j9N9ZNFA/spain-bLyo6mco/?mid=C42ySF3j"]on Saturday[/a] before travelling to Prague to face the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/czech-republic/6LHwBDGU/"]Czech Republic[/a] on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/czech-republic-6LHwBDGU/england-j9N9ZNFA/?mid=AeCCmlWQ"]September 29th[/a]. Tuchel's side then ⁠play [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/croatia/K8aznggo/"]Croatia[/a] in Rijeka ⁠[a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/croatia-K8aznggo/england-j9N9ZNFA/?mid=p8cVmcQ9"]on October 3rd[/a] before ‌[a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/czech-republic-6LHwBDGU/england-j9N9ZNFA/?mid=OvE4kA1E"]hosting the Czechs three days later[/a].[/p][infobox id="5a8fbd57-e97c-4bdc-9f6b-fb0fb254e893" /]