England should have been moving on to the next phase of their Euro 2020 plans with friendlies against Italy and Denmark at Wembley - something reduced to an irrelevance by the global Coronavirus crisis which saw the sport halted and the tournament postponed.
Manager Gareth Southgate wrote an open letter to England's fans telling them to "look out for each other" during the current pandemic.
The Euros are now scheduled to take place next summer - so who will be in the England spotlight when sport resumes?
We take a look a some of the players with the most to lose and gain over the next 15 months in terms of earning a starting slot in Gareth Southgate''s team.