Capello leaves England goalkeepers in dark

• Robert Green waits to learn if he has been forgiven

• West Ham goalkeeper endures nervous training session

Robert Green has been left on tenterhooks as to whether he will have the opportunity to redeem himself against Algeria tomorrow nightafter Fabio Capello steadfastly refused to shift from his policy of naming his team until two hours before kick-off.

The England manager confirmed tonight that he has decided his side for the critical Group C fixture at the Green Point stadium but will only speak with Green tomorrow morning to indicate if he is to play. Capello and his coaching staff have scrutinised the 30-year-old's recovery from his horrendous handling error against the USA over the past six days and had been impressed with his psychological recovery from the trauma.

Green looked nervous in training at the stadium tonight, allowing two shots from the goalkeeping coach Ray Clemence to squirm past him during an early drill, yet Capello does appear to be edging towards offering the West Ham United player a second chance. "All players can make mistakes, whether they are forwards, goalkeepers or defenders," he said. "I have to choose players on the value they offer to the team, not on their mistakes. I will speak to him on Friday, not before.

"I picked Green because he was in a good moment [of form] and had played very well in that first half of our friendly against Mexico at Wembley. But the real problem for the goalkeepers here is the ball: sometimes the bounce is higher than normal. We will decide."

Capello rotated his three goalkeepers during the training game that followed their evening session at the stadium but, when the trio stayed behind to undertake kicking practice, Joe Hart and David James were stationed at one end of the ground with Green, effectively doing twice the work, at the other while the coaching staff looked on.

Asked whether it was not harmful not to confirm his goalkeeper choice until the day of the game, Capello, who turns 64 tomorrow said: "No. Why would it be? All the players are ready and focused. There are no problems. I've always done it this way, it's my way, and I'd prefer not to change.

"Actually, not always. In my first year in management [at Milan] I used to tell the players if they were selected or not the day before, after dinner. But, three times that year there was an injury or an illness the next day, and someone else had to play. So I stopped. I have not done it since."