Debutant Wiese in the frame to face England

Germany coach Joachim Loew hinted Friday he is considering handing Werder Bremen goalkeeper Tim Wiese his international debut against England in next Wednesday’s friendly.

After former number one Jens Lehmann retired in August, Wiese broke into the Germany squad this season as third-choice goalkeeper, but found his way into die Mannschaft blocked by Hanover’s Robert Enke and Leverkusen’s Rene Adler.

But Enke broke his hand in training last month and national coach Joachim Loew is considering promoting 26-year-old Wiese for the prestigious friendly against Fabio Capello’s England at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium.

“Tim has been in the squad for several games now and is well known to us,” Loew told German tabloid Bild.

“There are considerations in the direction that he will play against England.

“That is certainly an option.”

Earlier this month, Loew ruled out any chance of ex-Arsenal goalkeeper Lehmann making his international swansong against England with the national coach saying he wanted to use the game to blood new players.

And for Wiese, who played for Germany against Bayern Munich in Oliver Kahn’s testimonial on September 2, it would be his dream to make his official debut for Germany – regardless of the opponent.

“It would be an amazing experience to make my debut – whether it is against England or Liechtenstein, it is all the same to me,” he said.

“The main thing is to play for my country.”

But there is no place in the senior Germany squad for Wiese’s Bremen colleague Mesut Oezil who will play for the national Under-21 side despite a run of impressive performances this season.

The 19-year-old says he can wait for future opportunities to come his way with the senior team and is looking forward to facing the Italian Juniors in Osnabruck next week.

“It’s no problem for me, I can wait,” he said.

Both England and Germany top their respective World Cup qualifier groups with Capello’s England taking four wins from four.

Loew announced his squad on Thursday and called up Hoffenheim pair Marvin Compper and midfielder Tobias Weis for the first time as well as Wolfsburg defender Marcel Schaefer.

But there is no place for veterans Torsten Frings or injured Germany captain Ballack, who both criticised Loew last month, but later apologised to the national coach for their comments.