Middlesbrough midfielder Jonathan Greening was today named in the England squad for a training get-together on November 18th-20th.
The former Manchester United player has caught Sven-Goran Eriksson's eye for his performances on the left of midfield for Middlesbrough.
With that position continuing to be a problem for England, the 23-year-old who began his career at York will be part of a 26-man squad which will meet at Champney's Health Club in Hertfordshire on the evening of Monday November 18th, train on Tuesday and Wednesday morning and then depart.
As expected, there was no call-up today for Everton's 17-year-old forward Wayne Rooney.
Several others are notable for their absence - including Joe Cole of West Ham, Middlesbrough centre-back Ugo Ehiogu and Leeds midfielder Lee Bowyer.
England Squad:
Goalkeepers: Seaman (Arsenal), James (West Ham), Robinson (Leeds).
Defenders: G Neville (Man Utd), Mills (Leeds), Ferdinand (Man Utd), Campbell (Arsenal), Southgate (Middlesbrough), Woodgate (Leeds), Cole (Arsenal), Bridge (Southampton).
Midfielders: Beckham (Man Utd), Butt (Man Utd), Gerrard (Liverpool), Scholes (Man Utd), Hargreaves (Bayern Munich), Dyer (Newcastle), Thompson (Blackburn), Murphy (Liverpool), Sinclair (West Ham), Lampard (Chelsea), Greening (Middlesbrough).
Strikers: Heskey (Liverpool), Owen (Liverpool), Smith (Leeds), Vassell (Aston Villa).