Doncaster Rovers selection boost with five players returning for Wigan Athletic trip

Rovers have made a terrific start to the new season and are flying high in second spot in League One. Ahead of the game against Ryan Lowe's men, McCann will be boosted by the return to availability of a quintet of players. Charlie Crew (Wales) and Sean Grehan (Republic of Ireland under-21s) both reported back to Cantley Park this morning unscathed after international jaunts away, whilst three others have now shaken off niggles.

"Tom Nixon and Jamie Sterry have been fully back on the pitches this week," explained McCann. "It's nice to see both of them back. Last week we had no recognised right-back and this week we've got those two plus Sean who can cover there. That's just how football can change, with Connor O'Riordan (centre-half) playing there last week. Tom just had a bit of a tight hamstring. It was just stopping him getting to high-end speeds last week. He was fine to train but just couldn't get to the top-end stuff we needed him to get to, but there's no issues with him now."

Robbie Gotts (thigh) was the other player who sat out last weekend's victory over Bradford City but he too is under consideration for the fixture at the The Brick Community Stadium.

"Robbie has stepped up his recovery and is edging closer," McCann added. "So it's been better from a training perspective with the numbers we've had. It gives me good decisions coming into Saturday's game and there's nobody in the treatment room which is always good for the physios!"