There were some raised eyebrows in the England women's camp when a picture of the men's Under 21 team on a private jet to Italy emerged on social media on Friday morning, just hours before the Lionesses' 1-0 win against Argentina in the World Cup.

Aidy Boothroyd's age group side were travelling on a chartered plane ahead of their European Championship campaign, which kicks off against France in Cesena on Tuesday.

Yet the women's senior squad had to make do with a scheduled British Airways flight from London Heathrow to Nice earlier this month.

A picture emerged on social media of the England U21s travelling by private jet to Italy

Members of Phil Neville's side filmed themselves checking in, boarding the plane and walking out of the terminal to a waiting bus for a video which was posted on the team's Twitter account.

A source told Sports Agenda: 'We were a bit shocked to see the picture of the Under 21s. We didn't have any special treatment — business class or otherwise!'

OLE'S FIRST SIGNING GETS A BIG WELCOME

Daniel James became Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's first signing for Manchester United last week — with the 21-year-old's arrival deemed significant enough for no fewer than 40 staff to attend his unveiling at the club's Carrington training complex.

The welcome party is said to have included several player liaison personnel, staff from MUTV and a make-up artist, although neither Solskjaer nor executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward were present.

Daniel James' arrival at Old Trafford from Swansea was attended by 40 members of staff

Kieran Trippier has moved from agents Stellar Group to new kids on the block Pitch Representation.

After a tricky 12 months for Trippier, 28, the Tottenham full back's new advisers may have a busy summer ahead.

Juventus, Napoli and Atletico Madrid are understood to be keen on taking him away from Mauricio Pochettino's side.

ANYONE FOR TABLE TENNIS?

Queen's Club organisers have made sure players will not be bored this week, should the Fever-Tree Championships turn into a washout like Nottingham — where matches had to be moved to indoor courts.

A makeshift cinema has been constructed in the players' lounge at Queen's, with different movies to be shown throughout each day.

Stars including Andy Murray and Juan Martin Del Potro can try their hand at table tennis, or play on Xboxes. There is also a pool table and table football, along with TV screens showing the women's World Cup.

Players may be tempted to take in a West End show in London, with pamphlets for Dream Girls on every table.

Andy Murray will have plenty to keep him busy if Queen's Club is a washout this week

There is a great deal of sympathy for Michael Holding among the West Indian great's colleagues after leaked emails revealed he had accused the Cricket World Cup host production company of censorship.

The suggestion by Sunset and Vine that commentators for the tournament should not highlight umpiring mistakes has understandably caused some unease, given it clearly should not be the broadcasters' duty to be cheerleaders for the ICC.

And who happened to be on commentary duty when Carlos Brathwaite was controversially given out with West Indies fresh out of appeals during England's convincing win on Friday? Holding, of course.

Sir Gary Verity, the man responsible for creating cycling's Tour de Yorkshire, was spotted at the Criterium du Dauphine with accreditation on behalf of French media group ASO (Amaury Sport Organisation) despite his recent fall from grace.

Sir Gary was removed from the board of Yorkshire 2019, which will deliver the Road World Championships in the county in September, following his resignation as the boss of tourist board Welcome to Yorkshire. It came after an investigation which revealed he had made 'errors of judgment regarding his expenses'.

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin was an unlikely target for selfies after a talk at the University of Oxford this week. The UEFA chief was a man in demand and spent half an hour giving a long queue of students content for their social media feeds after speaking at the Business School.

Ceferin, 51, seemed to enjoy the occasion as much as his new fans and was understood to be impressed by his audience's 'no s***' approach to quizzing him with a string of straight-to-the-point questions.

President Aleksander Ceferin was an unlikely target for selfies at the University of Oxford

It was not surprising to hear Frank Lampard's former team-mate Didier Drogba say the Derby boss is a 'very good option' to take over at Chelsea.

It is even less surprising when you consider the pair share the same publicity manager.

Another player linked with a return to Stamford Bridge as part of a new coaching team is Ashley Cole, who has bought a £2.4million home in Surrey, conveniently located close to the club's Cobham training ground.

John Barclay, the Old Etonian former Sussex captain, MCC president and England tour manager, is planning a role away from the game when he retires from Arundel Castle Cricket Foundation after 33 years.

Barclay has suffered depression and wants to volunteer in state schools, advising sixth formers over mental health issues.

'I've met very few people who haven't had a setback in their lives,' said Barclay, 65. 'Mental health is much more widely talked about these days and it would be much more challenging to do this than work in public schools.'

Contributors: Chris Wheeler, Mike Keegan, Kieran Gill, Adrian Kajumba, Dominic King, Matt Lawton