Blues manager Paul Hurst has named a strong starting XI for this afternoon’s pre-season friendly at Braintree Town (KO 3pm).
As is usual at this stage of pre-season, the rest of the large travelling squad are all likely to play a part at some stage.
Missing are striker Joe Garner, who is understood to have picked up a minor knock, while Emyr Huws, Tom Adeyemi and Teddy Bishop, who is here, are likely not to be considered ready for match action.
New loanee Trevoh Chalobah is away with the England U19s, while striker Ben Morris is also absent and is also believed to be with the Young Lions ahead of the Euros in Finland.
Bartosz Bialkowski and Jonas Knudsen are still away following the World Cup.
Town: Gerken, Emmanuel, Spence, Chambers (c), Kenlock, Skuse, Downes, Ward, Sears, Waghorn, Roberts. Subs: Wright, Cotter, Webber, Woolfenden, Ndaba, McGavin, Nydam, Dozzell, Folami, McKendry, Drinan.