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Heaton, Austin and Vardy handed first England call-ups

Heaton, Austin and Vardy handed first England call-ups

Posted by Team England at 12:32 on Thursday 21 May 2015

Charlie Austin, Jamie Vardy and Tom Heaton are three new names in Roy Hodgson's latest England squad.

The Three Lions boss has selected a 24-man squad for two games next month - a friendly against Republic of Ireland in Dublin on 7 June and a Euro 2016 Qualifier against Slovenia in Ljubljana n 14 June.

And Burnley stopper Heaton, and strikers Charlie Austin from Queens Park Rangers and Leicester City's Vardy earn their first call-ups at senior level.

Heaton, 29, has previous international experience for England having featured throughout the youth age-groups from Under-16s to Under-21s.

With 17 goals for the Hoops this season, former Burnley and Swindon hitman Austin, 25, will get his first taste of international football, as will 28-year-old Vardy who helped the Foxes escape relegation this season.

The trio come into a squad that has won seven and drawn one of their eight internationals this season.

The match in Dublin is the return fixture after the 1-1 draw at Wembley that formed part of The FA’s 150th anniversary celebrations in 2013.

It will be the 16th meeting between the two teams and England’s five other visits to Dublin have produced two England wins, in 1946 and 1964.

Hodgson's men beat Slovenia 3-1 in a Euro Qualifier before a 82,000 crowd at Wembley last November. The June clash in Ljubljana, with England aiming to keep their 100% record in qualification, is only the fourth meeting of the teams.

Slovenia currently lie second in Qualifying Group E, six points behind England, having won three and lost two of their five matches. They have won both of their home fixtures without conceding.

Goalkeepers
Robert Green (Queens Park Rangers), Joe Hart (Manchester City), Tom Heaton (Burnley)

Defenders
Ryan Bertrand (Southampton), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Nathaniel Clyne (Southampton), Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal), Phil Jagielka (Everton), Phil Jones (Manchester United), Chris Smalling (Manchester United)

Midfielders
Ross Barkley (Everton), Fabian Delph (Aston Villa), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Adam Lallana (Liverpool), Ryan Mason (Tottenham Hotspur), James Milner (Manchester City), Raheem Sterling (Liverpool), Andros Townsend (Tottenham Hotspur), Theo Walcott (Arsenal), Jack Wilshere (Arsenal)

Forwards
Charlie Austin (Queens Park Rangers), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Jamie Vardy (Leicester City), Danny Welbeck (Arsenal)

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  • Congratulations to the 3 new, particularly from my perspective, Tom Heaton, fantastic all season, well deserved!

  • Excellent, trend-bucking selections: you no longer have to belong to the top six Premier League clubs to play for England.

  • Who else has he got? So we go with what we have,  I like the young players he has got in, and they need to play, if they are to get experience playing together as a team.

  • As a Leicester fan I can't tell you now that Vardy will be a breath of fresh air in the England camp. His work rate is phenomenal, pace to burn, has the same amount of assists as Hazard this year and always looks to run in behind (reminds me of a young Owen).

    It's going to be great to see a player actually playing for the shirt instead of being more concerned about his bank balance.

  • Being A Leicester fan, Great to Jamie Vardy get a chance, he wears is heart on his sleeve and gives 110 % He will add something different for England more energy than Duracell.