Trio handed England calls

Last updated : 31 August 2003 By Martyn Elliott

However there is no place for Jermaine Jenas, who is again in the Under-21 side alongside Shola Ameobi.

But neither Darren Ambrose nor Michael Chopra have been included in David Platt’s squad for the games against FYR Macedonia and Portugal.

I can only assume that Sven-Goran Eriksson hasn’t seen us play so far this season if he considers Dyer to be in good enough form to represent the national team, particularly for a pair of games that see England without the injured Paul Scholes.