Breaking: Tyrone Mings decision made as Gareth Southgate names final England squad for Euros

Aston Villa defender Tyrone Mings has been named in the final England squad for the European Championships.

The 28-year-old centre-back was initially included in Gareth Southgate’s 33-man provisional squad ahead of the tournament, which has now been cut to 26.

Mings has eight senior England caps to his name, having made his debut in a 6-0 win over Bulgaria in October 2019.

His most recent outing for his country came in the 5-0 World Cup qualifying victory over San Marino at Wembley in March.

He made 37 appearances in all competitions for Villa during the 2020-21 campaign.

Speaking about the former Bournemouth man previously, Southgate has said: “He’s got good athleticism and is a really good talker, he’s impressed us with the way he organises others and we need a bit of that from the back.

“Since I have been watching him, he’s displayed outstanding leadership qualities. He’s an impressive young man.”

Before the start of the rescheduled Euro 2020 tournament – postponed last year due to the coronavirus pandemic – England play warm-up matches against Austria on Wednesday (June 2) and Romania (June 6) on Sunday, both in Middlesbrough.

Southgate’s men kick off their Group D campaign against Croatia on June 13, before facing Scotland on June 18 and Czech Republic on June 22.

All of England’s group matches will be played at Wembley.