Thomas Muller and Mats Hummels back training with Germany – in pictures

Experienced duo have been recalled by manager Low and are in the squad for Wednesday's friendly against Denmark

Mats Hummels during Germany's training session in Tirol, Austria, on Monday, May 31. Getty

Germany's Thomas Muller arriving at training in Austria. Getty

Germany players training in Austria. Reuters

Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer during training. Getty

Left to right: Jonas Hofmann, Florian Neuhaus and Joshua Kimmich. Getty

Germany manager Joachim Low. Getty

Leroy Sane and Emre Canduring training. Getty

Germany players training in Austria. Reuters

Germany's Thomas Mueller during training. Reuters

Germany's Leroy Sane. Getty

Germany manager Joachim Low. Getty

Germany's Marcel Halstenberg and Niklas Sule during training. Reuters

Germany manager Joachim Low. Getty

Germamy's Leroy Sane arrives at training. Getty

Germany's Marcel Halstenberg during training. Reuters

Germany's Serge Gnabry during training. Reuters

Germany manager Joachim Low. Getty

Left to right: Germany's Bernd Leno, Manuel Neuer and Kevin Trapp during training. Reuters

Germany's Leroy Sane and Emre Can. Reuters

Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer arrives at training. Getty

Germany's preparation for Euro 2020 continues at their Austrian training camp this week with former national team exiles Mats Hummels and Thomas Muller back in the mix.

Muller, Hummels and Jerome Boateng were dropped in March 2019 by manager Joachim Low who said that he wanted a "new start" with Germany's next generation of players.

The decision to axe the decorated Bayern Munich trio stunned German football and Muller in particular admitted to being left "angry" and "puzzled" at the call.

"A coach must make sporting decisions, I don't have a problem with that. But it's mostly the character of the decision that I don't understand. Mats, Jerome and I are still able to play at the highest level," he said at the time.

But after a serious of poor results – including a 6-0 thrashing by Spain in November 2020 – and more than two years out of the picture, 31-year-old Muller and 32-year-old Hummels, now back with Borussia Dortmund, have been brought back into the fold for this summer's finals.

Hummels admitted his exile had been "painful" during an online news conference from their training base. "Thomas and me were always proud to be here and it hurt when that happed [in 2019], no denying that," Hummels, who won the German Cup with Borussia Dortmund this season, said.

"But I had set the goal to work my way back into the team again. I wanted to do it as ambition but also as an honour to play for Germany."

Low hopes the pair will strengthen the backline and improve the team's low conversion rate up front while also helping to handle pressure during matches.

“It’s as if they had never been away. They helped shape this national team for a long time. They’re feeling good,” Low said ahead of Wednesday's friendly against Denmark in Innsbruck, Austria.

“Both are players who set the tone at their clubs. We expect the same from them here. Everyone enjoyed the reunion with them.”

The pair will have only two warm-up matches to find their footing in the team until the tournament start in 10 days, facing Denmark and then Latvia on June 7.

Low's reign as Germany manager comes to an end after the European Championships – where they take on France, Portugal and Hungary in the group stage – when he will be replaced by his former assistant Hansi Flick, who has just left Bayern Munich after a remarkable 18 months in charge.