NO HOLIDAY FOR FITNESS FREAK CARROLL

Andy Carroll may only be on Roy Hodgson’s standby list for the World Cup, but the West Ham striker is doing all he can to keep in good nick ahead of the tournament.

Carroll will only represent the Three Lions in Brazil should Wayne Rooney, Daniel Sturridge, Danny Welbeck or Rickie Lambert sustain an injury. But that hasn’t stopped the old- fashioned centre- forward from retaining his fitness while holidaying in Dubai. The former Liverpool and Newcastle striker took part in a yoga session, before performing a rather impressive headstand. The 25- year- old later claimed he held the position for 6 minutes and 31 seconds. His girlfriend, and star of The Only Way Is Essex , Billi Mucklow posted the holiday snap to Twitter before writing: “Wish my boyfriend would just sunbathe like a normal person.”