Andy Johnson has been handed another chance to impress in an England shirt after bagging a spot in Sven Goran Eriksson’s squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers.
AJ keeps his place in the line-up, while established internationals Alan Smith and Darius Vassell are dropped for the crucial games against Northern Ireland and Azerbaijan.
There’s little chance of Johnson starting either match – with Michael Owen and Wayne Rooney both in strong form of late, Eriksson is sure to start with them.
But if the England boss wants to see what the top English goalscorer can really do (and not how he performs on the right wing), he could well be in line for a substitute appearance.
The match against Northen Ireland takes place on 26 March, with the Azerbaijan clash four days later on 30 March.
England squad vs N. Ireland and Azerbaijan
Between the sticks
David James (Manchester City)
Paul Robinson (Tottenham Hotspur)
Robert Green (Norwich City)
At the back
John Terry (Chelsea)
Rio Ferdinand, Gary Neville, Wes Brown, Phil Neville (Manchester United)
Ledley King (Tottenham Hotspur)
Jamie Carragher (Liverpool)
Ashley Cole (Arsenal)
In the middle
Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough)
Owen Hargreaves (Bayern Munich)
Joe Cole, Frank Lampard (Chelsea)
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
Kieron Dyer, Jermaine Jenas (Newcastle United)
David Beckham (Real Madrid)
Knocking 'em in
Andy Johnson (Crystal Palace)
Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
Michael Owen (Real Madrid, Spain)
Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur)
Emile Heskey (Birmingham City)