England stars lap up glorious weather in first training session back as Declan Rice, Nathan Redmond and Marcus Rashford begin preparations ahead of UEFA Nations League finals England start their preparations for the upcoming UEFA Nations League finals Over half of Gareth Southgate's men are still away with their respective clubs Tottenham, Chelsea and Liverpool players are preparing for European finals Man City's English contingent have extra time off given their FA Cup triumph Jadon Sancho is another absentee with Bundesliga season ending this weekendBy Sam Mcevoy For Mailonline Published: 20:17 BST, 21 May 2019 | Updated: 20:21 BST, 21 May 2019 Viewcomments Summer has finally arrived and it seems that Gareth Southgate's men really enjoyed the glorious weather in their first training session ahead of the UEFA Nations League finals next month. However, the England boss only saw 12 of his 27-man squad walk through the doors at St George's Park training centre on Tuesday afternoon with several of his men set to join at later dates. Declan Rice, James Ward-Prowse, Marcus Rashford and Callum Wilson were all in attendance for the session where they were put through their paces while enjoying little exhibition games against each other. England have started their preparations for the upcoming UEFA Nations League finals West Ham's Declan Rice splashes himself with water in the sunny conditions during training Leicester duo Harry Maguire and Ben Chilwell (left) laugh as Gareth Southgate (R) watches on Assistant manager Steve Holland (centre) chats to the England squad during training WHO TURNED UP FOR ENGLAND'S FIRST TRAINING SESSION Players present Jack Butland (Stoke), Ben Chilwell (Leicester), Tom Heaton (Burnley), Michael Keane (Everton), Jesse Lingard (Manchester United), Harry Maguire (Leicester), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Nathan Redmond (Southampton), Declan Rice (West Ham), James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), Callum Wilson (Bournemouth) Absentees Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Joe Gomez (Liverpool), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Dele Alli (Spurs), Eric Dier (Spurs), Harry Kane (Spurs), Danny Rose (Spurs), Kieran Trippier (Spurs), Harry Winks (Spurs), Fabian Delph (Man City), Raheem Sterling (Man City), John Stones (Man City), Kyle Walker (Man City), Ross Barkley (Chelsea), Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund) Southampton's Nathan Redmond, who has one England cap to his name, also returned to the set-up after receiving a call-up from Southgate last week. Three Lions captain Harry Kane was absent for the session along with his Tottenham team-mates as they all continue to prepare for the Champions League final on June 1. The same goes for Liverpool's three English players, with Jordan Henderson, Joe Gomez and Trent Alexander-Arnold all out in Marbella as Jurgen Klopp's men enjoy some warm-weather training before taking on Spurs in the European showpiece in Madrid. Chelsea midfielder Ross Barkley will be with the Blues squad until the conclusion of the Europa League final on May 29. England players involved in the Europa League and Champions League finals will report on June 3. For Manchester City's English contingent, they will join their compatriots later on this week after being given time to celebrate their successes in the FA Cup and Premier League. Nathan Redmond trains with England as he looks to earn his second cap in next month's final The Three Lions were in high spirits during an exhibition game on Tuesday afternoon England's No 1 Jordan Pickford (L) and Maguire try to keep the ball off the floor during training Southgate (right) chats with Holland (left) during the glorious conditions at St George's Park The other absentee is Jadon Sancho who is set to return to England around the same time as the City players. Sancho has enjoyed a stellar season with Borussia Dortmund with the Bunesliga season coming to a end on Saturday. England will attempt to lift their first competitive trophy since 1966 as they will take on Holland in the Nations League semi-finals on June 6. A win against the Dutch will put England into the final, with Southgate's men facing the winners of Portugal or Switzerland. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility