Northern Ireland v England NGXI
International Friendly
7.45pm, Tuesday 13 February 2007
Glenavon FC, Mourneview Park, Lurgan

England National Game XI coach Paul Fairclough has named his squad for this month’s International Friendly against Northern Ireland and will be without striker Craig Mackail-Smith.

The former Dagenham & Redbridge forward was in Fairclough’s initial plans last week after scoring three goals in seven appearances for the Three Lions.

But speculation over a transfer away from the Daggers was finally confirmed on Monday as he put pen to paper on a deal with Peterborough United.

The move to the League Two outfit, along with fellow ex-Dagger Shane Blackett, now means that the 22-year-old is ineligible for the National Game XI and adds another name to the list of England players to join the Posh this season.

George Boyd, who scored once against Holland in the November European Challenge Trophy decider, moved to Peterborough from Stevenage Borough earlier this month and was swiftly followed by Woking keeper Shwan Jalal. Aaron McLean is another ex-NGXI striker who arrived at London Road from Grays Athletic in October.

However, Fairclough has been able to call on Stevenage striker Steve Morison and Northwich Victoria defender Kieran Charnock, both scorers, along with Mackail-Smith and Boyd, in the 4-1 win over the Dutch, while York’s Clayton Donaldson is also included once more, despite agreeing a move to Scottish Premier League side Hibernian in the summer.

The match on 13 February at Mourneview Park, home of Glenavon FC, will see England face the best young talent on offer in the Irish Premier League, with coach David Jeffrey picking players who have featured for Northern Ireland Under-21 side.

The England Squad
Danny Alcock (GK) - Stafford Rangers
Martin Rice (GK) - Exeter City
Adam Yates - Morecambe
Adam Quinn - Halifax Town
Kieran Charnock - Northwich Victoria
Scott Griffiths - Dagenham & Redbridge
Ronnie Henry - Stevenage Borough
Michael Carr - Northwich Victoria
Les Afful - Forest Green Rovers
Craig Stanley - Morecambe
Stacy Long - Gravesend & Northfleet
Guiseppe Sole - Woking
Marcus Kelly - Rushden & Diamonds
Steve Morison - Stevenage Borough
Clayton Donaldson - York City

Contingency Players
Steve Drench (GK) - Morecambe
Billy Jones - Exeter City
Michael Morrison - Cambridge United
Sam Saunders - Dagenham & Redbridge
Russell Penn - Kidderminster Harriers
Gary Hunter - Morecambe
Yemi Odubade - Oxford United
Lewis Chalmers - Altrincham
Luke Moore - Gravesend & Northfleet

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(Photos: Phil Mingo)