After their disappointing 1-1 draw with the USA, England have been rubbished - literally.

England aired their dirty linen in public yesterday after a sewage pipe leaked over their match-day kit.

The strip that Fabio Capello's team will wear against Algeria in Cape Town on Friday had to be re-washed after the incident at the squad's base at the Royal Bafokeng Sports Campus.

An FA spokesman confirmed the leak and said: "There are no arrangements for a change of kit for Cape Town. The strip has been re-cleaned.

"There was no real problem or alarms."