Stuart Pearce names Fraizer Campbell in England squad for Holland game
• Interim manager hands first senior call-up to Sunderland striker
• Manchester City defender Micah Richards returns to the squad
Fraizer Campbell has won his first senior England call-up for the friendly against Holland. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images
England's interim manager Stuart Pearce has handed the Sunderland striker Fraizer Campbell his first senior call-up.
Campbell's place in the squad to face Holland at Wembley next Wednesday represents a remarkable turnaround in fortunes for the player, who has suffered so many injuries during his time on Wearside.
The former Manchester United man now joins Wayne Rooney, Darren Bent, Danny Welbeck and Daniel Sturridge as the strikers in a youthful 25-man squad that also includes the Manchester City full-back Micah Richards.
Arsenal's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who had been tipped for a place in the senior squad, is named instead in the Under-21 squad for their match against Belgium.
England squad to play Holland
Goalkeepers Scott Carson (Bursaspor), Joe Hart (Manchester City), Robert Green (West Ham United)
Defenders Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Leighton Baines (Everton), Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Phil Jones (Manchester United), Micah Richards (Manchester City), Chris Smalling (Manchester United), Kyle Walker (Tottenham)
Midfielders Gareth Barry (Manchester City), Tom Cleverley (Manchester United), Stewart Downing (Liverpool), Adam Johnson (Manchester City), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), James Milner (Manchester City), Scott Parker (Tottenham), Ashley Young (Manchester United), Theo Walcott (Arsenal)
Forwards Darren Bent (Aston Villa), Fraizer Campbell (Sunderland), Daniel Sturridge (Chelsea), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Danny Welbeck (Manchester United)
England Under-21 squad to play Belgium
Goalkeepers Ben Amos (Manchester United), Jack Butland (Cheltenham Town - loan from Birmingham City), Jason Steele (Middlesbrough)
Defenders Joe Bennett (Middlesbrough), Ryan Bennett (Peterborough United - loan from Norwich City), Steven Caulker (Swansea City - loan from Tottenham), Craig Dawson (West Bromwich Albion), Martin Kelly (Liverpool), Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur), Adam Smith (Leeds United - loan from Tottenham)
Midfielders Gary Gardner (Aston Villa), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Henri Lansbury (West Ham United - loan from Arsenal), Jason Lowe (Blackburn Rovers), Josh McEachran (Swansea City - loan from Chelsea), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal), Jonjo Shelvey (Liverpool), Cameron Stewart (Hull City), Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace)
Forwards Nathan Delfouneso (Leicester City - loan from Aston Villa), Will Keane (Manchester United), Marvin Sordell (Bolton Wanderers), Connor Wickham (Sunderland)
• Interim manager hands first senior call-up to Sunderland striker
• Manchester City defender Micah Richards returns to the squad
- Press Association
- guardian.co.uk, Thursday 23 February 2012 11.30 GMT
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England's interim manager Stuart Pearce has handed the Sunderland striker Fraizer Campbell his first senior call-up.
Campbell's place in the squad to face Holland at Wembley next Wednesday represents a remarkable turnaround in fortunes for the player, who has suffered so many injuries during his time on Wearside.
The former Manchester United man now joins Wayne Rooney, Darren Bent, Danny Welbeck and Daniel Sturridge as the strikers in a youthful 25-man squad that also includes the Manchester City full-back Micah Richards.
Arsenal's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who had been tipped for a place in the senior squad, is named instead in the Under-21 squad for their match against Belgium.
England squad to play Holland
Goalkeepers Scott Carson (Bursaspor), Joe Hart (Manchester City), Robert Green (West Ham United)
Defenders Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Leighton Baines (Everton), Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Phil Jones (Manchester United), Micah Richards (Manchester City), Chris Smalling (Manchester United), Kyle Walker (Tottenham)
Midfielders Gareth Barry (Manchester City), Tom Cleverley (Manchester United), Stewart Downing (Liverpool), Adam Johnson (Manchester City), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), James Milner (Manchester City), Scott Parker (Tottenham), Ashley Young (Manchester United), Theo Walcott (Arsenal)
Forwards Darren Bent (Aston Villa), Fraizer Campbell (Sunderland), Daniel Sturridge (Chelsea), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Danny Welbeck (Manchester United)
England Under-21 squad to play Belgium
Goalkeepers Ben Amos (Manchester United), Jack Butland (Cheltenham Town - loan from Birmingham City), Jason Steele (Middlesbrough)
Defenders Joe Bennett (Middlesbrough), Ryan Bennett (Peterborough United - loan from Norwich City), Steven Caulker (Swansea City - loan from Tottenham), Craig Dawson (West Bromwich Albion), Martin Kelly (Liverpool), Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur), Adam Smith (Leeds United - loan from Tottenham)
Midfielders Gary Gardner (Aston Villa), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Henri Lansbury (West Ham United - loan from Arsenal), Jason Lowe (Blackburn Rovers), Josh McEachran (Swansea City - loan from Chelsea), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal), Jonjo Shelvey (Liverpool), Cameron Stewart (Hull City), Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace)
Forwards Nathan Delfouneso (Leicester City - loan from Aston Villa), Will Keane (Manchester United), Marvin Sordell (Bolton Wanderers), Connor Wickham (Sunderland)