England squad to link up ahead of Germany & Netherlands

Tuesday 22 Mar 2016
The squad will be based at St. George's Park until Friday

A 23-man England squad will report to St. George's Park on Tuesday ahead of their friendly double-header against Germany and the Netherlands.

Roy Hodgson's men will assemble at the national football centre, where they will train throughout the week before departing for Berlin on Friday.

Germany v England

Olympiastadion, Berlin

Saturday 26 March (7.45pm GMT)  

They face 2014 World Cup winners Germany on Saturday evening, after which they will return to England to prepare for next Tuesday's Breast Cancer Care international against the Netherlands at Wembley Stadium connected by EE.

The squad reporting to St. George's Park contains one new face in the form of Leicester City's Danny Drinkwater, who Hodgson last week hailed as having a "fantastic season".

Also included in the group for the next two games is Tom Heaton, who replaced the injured Joe Hart on Monday. The Burnley goalkeeper will vie with Fraser Forster and Jack Butland for a place between the sticks in Hart's absence.

England v Netherlands

Wembley Stadium connected by EE

Tuesday 29 March (8pm)  

England boss Hodgson, who says he expects the two games to provide his players with a big test ahead of their trip to France this summer, will initially be without coach Gary Neville for the first few days of the meet-up as the Valencia manager is not due at St. George's Park until Thursday.

Make sure you're following England on Twitter and Snapchat for running updates from the first day of build-up to Saturday's game in Berlin!

By Jim Lucas