Carroll set for England call-up

(GSM) – Newcastle United striker Andrew Carroll is set to receive his first senior England cap after he was left out of the U21 team for the friendly clash against Germany.

Carroll has already scored seven goals in 12 appearances this season and England U21 boss Paul Pearce confirmed that he will be looking at other options as ‘one or two’ will be picked by Fabio Capello for Wednesday’s clash against France.

“Fabio picking one or two to step up into the seniors might mean we’ll be short of a few of those players, so it’s given me an opportunity to look at some who are not playing regularly at their clubs and need to get some football with us.

“One or two who have played a lot for their clubs will also get a little break if they’re not needed with the seniors.”