Young and Bentley earn call-ups

"He (Young) has done well for the Under-21s and he has carried that into the beginning of the season," McClaren said.

 "It is an ideal opportunity to bring in one of the Under-21s, which I'm keen to do. It is good to blood these youngsters."

   Bentley missed out on the squad that lost to Germany in a friendly last week as punishment for his late withdrawal from the England Under-21 squad for the European Championship this summer.

 "He accepted that and he paid the consequences but this is a new squad and he is in it and deserves to be in it."

   David Beckham missed out with a knee injury. "It is a big blow for us," McClaren said.

 "He is a big player and we are coming up to big games and we need big players for big games."

Squad:

Goalkeepers: Paul Robinson (Tottenham), David James (Portsmouth), Scott Carson (Aston Villa)

Defenders: Micah Richards (Manchester City), Phil Neville (Everton), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), John Terry (Chelsea), Sol Campbell (Portsmouth), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Nicky Shorey (Reading), Wes Brown (Manchester United)

Midfielders: Gareth Barry (Aston Villa), Sean Wright-Phillips (Chelsea), David Bentley (Blackburn), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Owen Hargreaves (Manchester United), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Michael Carrick (Man Utd), Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough), Joe Cole (Chelsea)

Forwards: Michael Owen (Newcastle), Peter Crouch (Liverpool), Alan Smith (Newcastle), Andrew Johnson (Everton), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham), Ashley Young (Aston Villa)

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