England leave out Lampard, Ferdinand for Netherlands friendly

Feb 23, 2012, 12:11 GMT

London - England's interim manager Stuart Pearce named a youthful-looking squad on Thursday for a friendly international against the Netherlands next week, with no place for Frank Lampard and Rio Ferdinand.

Manchester City defender Micah Richards was recalled to the squad for the February 29 match at Wembley and there was a surprise first call-up for Sunderland striker Frazier Campbell.

Arsenal's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, part of the under-21 squad and tipped for a place, was left out while John Terry is unavailable through injury.

Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott was among those who were told they would not be playing in the match.

Pearce did not name a captain for the friendly but Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard is the favourite for the job.

Pearce became interim manager when Fabio Capello quit after the FA stripped John Terry of the captaincy in the wake of increasing dismay that his trial for alleged racist abuse of another player has been delayed until after the Euro 2012 tournament.

Squad:

Goalkeepers: Scott Carson (Bursaspor), Joe Hart (Manchester City), Robert Green (West Ham)

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 Hotspur)

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 Hotspur), Ashley Young (Manchester United), Theo Walcott (Arsenal)

Forwards: Darren Bent (Aston Villa), Frazier Campbell (Sunderland), Daniel Sturridge (Chelsea), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Danny Welbeck (Manchester United)

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