The 26-year-old last played for the Three Lions in the Euro 2016 quarter-final exit to Iceland, but will have a chance to impress Gareth Southgate in upcoming friendlies with the Netherlands and Italy.

Southgate has named a 27-man squad as he fine-tunes his preparations for this summer’s World Cup, with Burnley duo Nick Pope and James Tarkowski, and Swansea’s Alfie Mawson handed their first call-ups. Uncapped Lewis Cook is also in the squad.
Arsenal forward Danny Welbeck earns a recall, despite featuring largely as a substitute this season, but there is no place for defensive trio Chris Smalling, Michael Keane and Gary Cahill.

Harry Kane misses out through injury, with the Tottenham striker expected to return to action in April after suffering a reoccurrence of an ankle injury. Dele Alli is included, despite coming off during the 4-1 win over Bournemouth on Sunday with a thigh complaint.

Southgate hinted that England could play a three-man defence in Russia – name-checking Joe Gomez, John Stones and Harry Maguire – and added that injured trio Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Fabian Delph remained in his plans.

England play the Netherlands in Amsterdam on March 23, before welcoming Italy to Wembley Stadium four days later.

England squad

Goalkeepers: Jack Butland, Joe Hart, Jordan Pickford, Nick Pope.

Defenders: Ryan Bertrand, Joe Gomez, Harry Maguire, Alfie Mawson, Danny Rose, John Stones, James Tarkowski, Kieran Tripper, Kyle Walker, Ashley Young.

Midfielders: Dele Alli, Lewis Cook, Eric Dier, Jordan Henderson, Adam Lallana, Jesse Lingard, Jake Livermore, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Raheem Sterling, Jack Wilshere.

Attackers: Marcus Rashford, Jamie Vardy, Danny Welbeck.