Jack Wilshere causes a splash as Arsenal players abandon training after being caught in storm

• Arsenal in Austria for pre-season
• Training session taking place when storm came and forced players inside
• Jack Wilshere stayed behind to mess ab out in the puddles

By David Kent for MailOnline

Published: 15:33 EDT, 30 July 2014 | Updated: 03:26 EDT, 31 July 2014

Arsenal's training was cut short by a storm but that bad weather could not force England midfielder Jack Wilshere to head for cover.

Not for the first time this summer the 22-year-old was causing a splash but at least this was a laughing matter. Wilshere threw himself around in enormous puddles that appeared on the pitches after the storm.

The Gunners had been training prior to the downpour but even Arsene Wenger was forced to call it quits when torrents began cascading down on them.

VIDEO Scroll down to watch Wilshere mess around in training with Cazorla and Ramsey

Soaked: jack Wilshere looks delighted to be rolling around in puddles caused by the sudden storm

Session: Arsenal players had been training on the pitches when then storms hit

Arsenal are in Austria on their pre-season training camp before they head back to London for this weekend's Emirates Cup.

The north London side will be joined by Monaco, Benfica and Valencia at The Emirates but they will only play the former two.

Arsene Wenger's men will play their first competitive match of the season when they face manchetser City in the Community Shield on August 10.

Austria: Arsenal are training in Austria before returning to London for the Emirates Cup this weekend

High spirits: Wilshere said he did have regrets about his smoking incident which took place in Las Vegas