Cameron Jerome has been called into the England Under-21 squad.
Tuesday, 20 March 2007.
England v Italy
Under-21 International Friendly
12.30pm, Saturday 24 March 2007
Wembley Stadium
Birmingham City striker Cameron Jerome has received a call into the England Under-21s squad for the game against Italy on Saturday.
Jerome, who has seven caps, comes in to replace striker David Nugent who has stepped up to Senior team for their double header with Israel and Andorra.
On Friday, Aston Villa defender Liam Ridgewell was called to the squad to replace the injured Curtis Davies.
West Bromwich Albion skipper Davies broke his fifth metatarsal in the Baggies' midweek league match with Crystal Palace and is likely to be ruled out for the rest of the season.
Ridgewell currently has eight caps for the Under-21s and makes a return to the squad for the first time since the 3-1 win over Norway in February 2006.
Also out of the game is Middlesbrough defender Andrew Taylor. The 20-year-old, who has two caps for the Under-21s, has a toe injury. While Newcastle United defender Steven Taylor has also withdrawn due to a calf injury.
The match will kick-off at 12.30pm. All available tickets for the match sold out within six hours when they went on sale.
The Squad
|
Name |
Club |
DOB |
Caps |
Goals |
|
Goalkeepers |
|
|
|
|
|
Ben Alnwick |
Tottenham Hotspur |
01.01.87 |
0 |
0 |
|
Lee Camp |
Queen's Park Rangers (Loan) |
22.08.84 |
4 |
0 |
|
Joe Hart |
Manchester City |
19.04.87 |
1 |
0 |
|
Defenders |
|
|
|
|
|
Leighton Baines |
Wigan Athletic |
11.12.84 |
10 |
1 |
|
Gary Cahill |
Aston Villa |
19.12.85 |
0 |
0 |
|
Anton Ferdinand |
West Ham United |
18.02.85 |
15 |
0 |
|
Justin Hoyte |
Arsenal |
20.11.84 |
12 |
1 |
|
Liam Ridgewell 1 |
Aston Villa |
21.07.84 |
8 |
0 |
|
Liam Rosenior |
Fulham |
09.07.84 |
4 |
0 |
|
Midfielders |
|
|
|
|
|
David Bentley |
Blackburn Rovers |
27.08.84 |
7 |
3 |
|
Lee Cattermole |
Middlesbrough |
21.03.88 |
0 |
0 |
|
Tom Huddlestone |
Tottenham Hotspur |
28.12.86 |
14 |
0 |
|
James Milner |
Newcastle United |
04.01.86 |
22 |
2 |
|
Nigel Reo-Coker |
West Ham United |
14.05.84 |
17 |
0 |
|
Kieran Richardson |
Manchester United |
21.10.84 |
7 |
0 |
|
Wayne Routledge |
Fulham (Loan) |
07.01.85 |
8 |
0 |
|
Forwards |
|
|
|
|
|
Gabriel Agbonlahor |
Aston Villa |
13.10.86 |
2 |
0 |
|
Matt Derbyshire |
Blackburn Rovers |
14.04.86 |
0 |
0 |
|
Cameron Jerome 2 |
Birmingham City |
14.08.86 |
7 |
0 |
|
Leroy Lita |
Reading |
28.12.84 |
3 |
2 |
|
Ashley Young |
Aston Villa |
09.07.85 |
5 |
0 |
1 Replaces Curtis Davies (injured)
2 Replaces David Nugent (Senior team)
Andrew Taylor withdrawn due to injury (toe)
Steven Taylor withdrawn due to injury (calf)
Statistics including England v Spain, 6 February 2007